Stranraer railway station
Stranraer has no weekday service at all. Trains call on Saturdays only, reaching 7 stations directly. Stations like this keep a minimal service rather than going through the formal closure process.
Stranraer is the nearest station for postcodes in DG9. Check your own postcode.
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 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Barrhill | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Girvan | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Maybole | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Troon | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Prestwick Town | 0 | 2 | 0 |
How busy Stranraer 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.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Stranraer gains 12 destinations including Troon, Kilmarnock, Dunlop, Stewarton, Kilmaurs, Maybole.
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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More about this station on Wikipedia.