Askern branch line

Askern branch line
Class 66 locomotive, no. 66162, passing Walden Stubbs on the Askern branch line with a coal train
Overview
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Yorkshire and the Humber Doncaster South Yorkshire North Yorkshire West Yorkshire
Termini	Shaftholme Knottingley
Stations	3
Service
Operator(s)	Freightliner DB Cargo UK GB Railfreight Grand Central London North Eastern Railway
Rolling stock	Class 66 Class 180 Class 43
History
Opened	1848 - Present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	20–50 mph (32–80 km/h)
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Pontefract Line Knottingley Womersley Hull and Barnsley Railway Norton Askern East Coast Main Line to West Riding and Grimsby Railway West Riding and Grimsby Railway Arksey Doncaster East Coast Main Line

The Askern branch line is a railway line which runs in North, South and West Yorkshire in England. The stretch of track runs from Shaftholme Junction north of Doncaster (on the East Coast Main Line between Doncaster and York), via Askern, Norton and Womersley to Knottingley, where it joins the Pontefract Line.