Stranraer train station
You can reach 12 stations directly from Stranraer on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ayr, with 10 trains a day.
Stranraer is the nearest station for postcodes in DG9. Check your own postcode.
- 12 direct destinations
- 2,188th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 20 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Stranraer
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Barrhill | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Girvan | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Maybole | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Kilmarnock | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Troon | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Prestwick Town | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Barrhead | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glasgow Central | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kilmaurs | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stewarton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Freight through Stranraer station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Stranraer 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 Stranraer station is
30,196 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,188th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Stranraer and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 13,302 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: 4 stations instead of 12, a drop of about 67%. Saturday runs to 12.
Nearest other stations
- Barrhill 16.2 miles
- Girvan 24.3 miles
- Maybole 33.6 miles
- Ayr 41.1 miles
- Newton-on-Ayr 42.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Stranraer, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Stranraer Town · 0.7 miles
- Castle Kennedy · 3.0 miles
- Colfin · 4.3 miles
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Facilities at Stranraer station
Stranraer is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 10:00 to 11:30 · Friday: 10:00 to 15:00 · Saturday: 10:00 to 11:45 · Sunday: 09:30 to 11:15
Toilets
Parking at Stranraer station
- Station Car Park 20 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 August 2026.
Getting to Stranraer station
Stranraer station is in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Stranraer 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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