Dumfries railway station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Dumfries on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Annan, with 33 trains a day.
Dumfries is the nearest station for postcodes in DG1, DG2, DG5. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Dumfries
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annan | 33 | 32 | 10 |
| Carlisle | 33 | 32 | 10 |
| Gretna Green | 33 | 32 | 10 |
| Auchinleck | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Barrhead | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Dunlop | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Glasgow Central | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Kilmaurs | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Kirkconnel | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| New Cumnock | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Sanquhar | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Stewarton | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Crossmyloof | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kennishead | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nitshill | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Priesthill & Darnley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pollokshaws West | 0 | 1 | 2 |
How busy Dumfries is
346,310 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,081st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 750 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Dumfries and Carlisle than any other pair: 139,508 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
- Lockerbie 10.5 miles
- Annan 14.9 miles
- Gretna Green 21.9 miles
- Sanquhar 24.2 miles
- Aspatria 24.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Dumfries, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Maxwelltown · 1.3 miles
- Locharbriggs · 2.6 miles
- Holywood · 3.3 miles
- Racks · 3.8 miles
- Amisfield · 4.1 miles
- Irongray · 4.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.