Lanark train station
You can reach 8 stations directly from Lanark on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Carluke, with 72 trains a day.
Lanark is the nearest station for postcodes in ML11. Check your own postcode.
- 8 direct destinations
- 1,230th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 37 parking spaces
Direct trains from Lanark
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carluke | 72 | 72 | 28 |
| Motherwell | 72 | 72 | 28 |
| Wishaw | 72 | 70 | 28 |
| Shieldmuir | 71 | 72 | 28 |
| Cambuslang | 69 | 68 | 27 |
| Glasgow Central | 69 | 68 | 27 |
| Uddingston | 69 | 68 | 27 |
| Bellshill | 62 | 64 | 27 |
Freight through Lanark station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Lanark 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 Lanark station is
263,532 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,230th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Lanark and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 156,570 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
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Lanark, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Lanark Racecourse · 0.9 miles
- Cleghorn · 1.9 miles
- Sandilands · 3.1 miles
- Braidwood · 3.7 miles
- Ponfeigh · 4.5 miles
- Brocketsbrae · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Lanark station
Lanark is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 08:45 to 11:25 · Saturday: 08:15 to 14:30 · Sunday: closed
Waiting room
Parking at Lanark station
- Station Car Park 37 spaces, 3 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 26 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Lanark station
Lanark station is in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M74 J10, 4.8 miles south-west.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Lanark 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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