Clarkston train station
You can reach 8 stations directly from Clarkston on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Busby, with 76 trains a day.
Direct trains from Clarkston
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busby | 76 | 68 | 63 |
| East Kilbride | 76 | 68 | 63 |
| Glasgow Central | 76 | 68 | 63 |
| Crossmyloof | 74 | 68 | 63 |
| Giffnock | 74 | 68 | 63 |
| Pollokshaws West | 74 | 68 | 63 |
| Thornliebank | 74 | 68 | 63 |
| Thorntonhall | 46 | 43 | 32 |
Lines serving Clarkston
Clarkston is on the Busby Railway. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Clarkston station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Clarkston station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Clarkston station is
320,542 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,125th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Clarkston and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 232,166 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.
Nearest other stations
- Williamwood 0.6 miles
- Busby 0.8 miles
- Giffnock 1.2 miles
- Whitecraigs 1.3 miles
- Muirend 1.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Clarkston, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Spiersbridge · 2.0 miles
- Gushetfaulds · 3.7 miles
- Balgray station (Barrhead south) · 3.7 miles
- Bellahouston Park Halt · 3.8 miles
- Eglinton Street · 4.0 miles
- Shields · 4.0 miles
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Facilities at Clarkston station
Clarkston is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:40 to 13:04 · Saturday: 06:40 to 13:04 · Sunday: closed
Toilets
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Clarkston station
Clarkston station is in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M77 J3 (Darnley), 2.5 miles west.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Clarkston 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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