Askam train station

You can reach 33 stations directly from Askam on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barrow-in-Furness, with 25 trains a day.

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• 33 direct destinations
• 1,913th busiest in Britain
• Unstaffed
• Step-free in part

Direct trains from Askam

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

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Lines serving Askam

Askam is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Askam station, hour by hour

Freight is booked through or alongside Askam station on 76 paths in the week beginning 12 October 2026: 15 paths on the Wednesday, 3 paths on the Saturday and no paths on the Sunday. Every one of them is held in the timetable and used only when there is something to move. The busiest hour is 19:00 to 20:00 on the Monday, with 3 paths booked.

The grid counts the goods trains booked to pass in each hour of the week beginning 12 October 2026: the darker the hour, the more paths, and a dot marks an hour with at least one path that runs regardless. Engineering trains, empty stock and light engines are not counted. Across Britain only about a fifth of booked freight paths run on a given day, so a booked path is a possibility rather than a promise; the freight statistics page explains how that is measured.

Paths booked in the hournone12 to 34 to 78 to 1516 or moreone runs regardless

How busy Askam station is

70,730 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,913th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Askam and Barrow-In-Furness than any other pair: 30,558 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 14 April 2027

From 14 April 2027, Askam gains 1 destination including Burnage.

Nearest other stations

• Dalton 2.6 miles
• Millom 3.1 miles
• Kirkby-in-Furness 3.1 miles
• Green Road 4.2 miles
• Ulverston 4.3 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Askam, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Lindal · 2.6 miles
• Furness Abbey · 3.6 miles

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Facilities at Askam station

Askam is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.

Parking at Askam station

• Station Car Park
  £4.30 a day

Cycle parking: 4 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.

Getting to Askam station

Askam station is in Westmorland and Furness, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Askam station elsewhere

• National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
• Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
• Wikipedia the station's history
• OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from

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