Barrhead railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Barrhead on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Glasgow Central, with 94 trains a day.
Barrhead is the nearest station for postcodes in G78. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Barrhead
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Central | 94 | 92 | 28 |
| Dunlop | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Kilmaurs | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Kilmarnock | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Stewarton | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Kennishead | 62 | 62 | 26 |
| Nitshill | 62 | 62 | 26 |
| Priesthill & Darnley | 62 | 62 | 26 |
| Crossmyloof | 61 | 62 | 0 |
| Pollokshaws West | 61 | 62 | 26 |
| Auchinleck | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| Dumfries | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Kirkconnel | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| New Cumnock | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Sanquhar | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Annan | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Carlisle | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Gretna Green | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Ayr | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Prestwick Town | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Troon | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Girvan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Maybole | 2 | 2 | 0 |
How busy Barrhead is
553,018 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 824th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Barrhead and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 389,290 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 17 stations instead of 23, a drop of about 26%. Saturday runs to 23.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Barrhead gains 2 destinations including Barrhill, Stranraer.
Nearest other stations
- Nitshill 1.5 miles
- Neilston 1.9 miles
- Priesthill & Darnley 2.2 miles
- Patterton 2.6 miles
- Hawkhead 2.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Barrhead, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Barrhead Central · 0.2 miles
- Barrhead (New) · 0.3 miles
- Barrhead South · 0.6 miles
- Netherton Goods · 1.3 miles
- Balgray · 1.3 miles
- Balgray station (Barrhead south) · 1.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.