Leuchars railway station
You can reach 75 stations directly from Leuchars on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Dundee, with 72 trains a day.
Leuchars is the nearest station for postcodes in KY16. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Leuchars
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 72 | 69 | 34 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 70 | 69 | 34 |
| Haymarket | 69 | 68 | 33 |
| Cupar | 62 | 61 | 27 |
| Kirkcaldy | 51 | 51 | 34 |
| Inverkeithing | 50 | 47 | 34 |
| Ladybank | 42 | 41 | 19 |
| Markinch | 41 | 41 | 20 |
| Edinburgh Gateway | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Aberdeen | 34 | 32 | 20 |
| Arbroath | 33 | 31 | 19 |
| Montrose | 31 | 29 | 19 |
| Stonehaven | 30 | 28 | 19 |
| Darlington | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Newcastle | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| York | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Carnoustie | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Doncaster | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| London King's Cross | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Newark Northgate | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Springfield | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Broughty Ferry | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Laurencekirk | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Portlethen | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Alnmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Durham | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Birmingham New Street | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bristol Parkway | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Burntisland | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dalgety Bay | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Derby | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dunfermline City | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter St Davids | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Falkirk Grahamston | 2 | 0 | 0 |
and 35 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Leuchars is
584,032 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 803rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Leuchars and Edinburgh than any other pair: 264,432 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: 50 stations instead of 75, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 66.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Leuchars gains 1 destination including Tamworth.
Nearest other stations
- Cupar 5.9 miles
- Dundee 6.4 miles
- Broughty Ferry 6.5 miles
- Balmossie 7.2 miles
- Monifieth 7.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Leuchars, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Leuchars · 0.6 miles
- Guardbridge · 1.1 miles
- Dairsie · 3.2 miles
- St Fort · 3.3 miles
- St Andrews closed 1887 · 3.8 miles
- Kilmany closed 1951 · 4.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.