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.

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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.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Barrhead686628
Dunlop686628
Glasgow Central686628
Kilmaurs686628
Stewarton686628
Crossmyloof35360
Kennishead363626
Nitshill363626
Priesthill & Darnley363626
Pollokshaws West353626
Ayr19190
Troon19190
Auchinleck19174
Dumfries18174
Kirkconnel18174
New Cumnock18174
Sanquhar18174
Annan14144
Carlisle14144
Gretna Green14144
Girvan14140
Maybole14140
Prestwick Town12120
Barrhill030
Stranraer030

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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.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.