Galashiels train station
You can reach 9 stations directly from Galashiels on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brunstane, with 61 trains a day.
Galashiels is the nearest station for postcodes in TD1, TD7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Galashiels
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunstane | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Eskbank | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Gorebridge | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Newtongrange | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Newcraighall | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Shawfair | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Stow | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Tweedbank | 61 | 63 | 30 |
Lines serving Galashiels
Galashiels is on the Borders Railway. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Galashiels station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Galashiels 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 Galashiels station is
309,374 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,141st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Galashiels and Edinburgh than any other pair: 172,506 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
- Tweedbank 2.0 miles
- Stow 5.6 miles
- Gorebridge 18.0 miles
- Newtongrange 19.9 miles
- Eskbank 21.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Galashiels, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Abbotsford Ferry · 1.8 miles
- Clovenfords · 2.6 miles
- Lindean · 3.1 miles
- Bowland · 3.3 miles
- Melrose · 3.6 miles
- Angling Club Cottage Platform · 3.8 miles
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Facilities at Galashiels station
Galashiels is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Waiting room
Cycle parking: 20 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Galashiels station
Galashiels station is in Scottish Borders, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
8 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Galashiels Transport Interchange.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Galashiels 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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