Kilmarnock railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Kilmarnock on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barrhead, with 68 trains a day.
Kilmarnock is the nearest station for postcodes in KA1, KA2, KA4, KA16, KA17. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Kilmarnock
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Dunlop | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Glasgow Central | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Kilmaurs | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Stewarton | 68 | 66 | 28 |
| Crossmyloof | 35 | 36 | 0 |
| Kennishead | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Nitshill | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Priesthill & Darnley | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Pollokshaws West | 35 | 36 | 26 |
| Ayr | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Troon | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Girvan | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Maybole | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Prestwick Town | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Barrhill | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 0 | 3 | 0 |
How busy Kilmarnock is
467,114 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 900th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 6,916 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Kilmarnock and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 253,416 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 25.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Kilmarnock gains 2 destinations including Barrhill, Stranraer.
Nearest other stations
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Kilmarnock, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Riccarton and Craigie · 1.1 miles
- Hurlford · 1.7 miles
- Crosshouse · 1.9 miles
- Barleith · 2.4 miles
- Gatehead · 2.5 miles
- Springside · 3.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.