Askam
| Station Name | Askam |
| Station Code | ASK |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 42.36ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,271 homes (at 30dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 313 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 0% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Cumbria |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 24,680 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 75,810 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,663 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Askam station had 75,810 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 208 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Askam is located within the North West railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 42.36ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,271 homes.
The station sits within Barrow-in-Furness planning authority.
