Stranraer railway station

Stranraer

Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar[1]
National Rail
156 434 at Stranraer
General information
LocationStranraer, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°54′33″N 5°01′30″W / 54.9093°N 5.0249°W / 54.9093; -5.0249
Grid referenceNX062613
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2 (1 in use)
Other information
Station codeSTR
History
Original companyPortpatrick Railway
Pre-groupingPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1862Opened as Stranraer Harbour
by 1996[2]Renamed Stranraer
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 56,386
2019/20Increase 65,862
2020/21Decrease 9,014
2021/22Increase 31,858
2022/23Increase 40,138
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stranraer railway station (formerly known as Stranraer Harbour railway station) is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles (151 km) southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. It has two platforms (although only one of these is currently in use) and is staffed on a part-time basis. Stranraer station remains owned by Stena Line and not Network Rail

The station is located on the east pier of Stranraer Harbour, formerly used by ferry services to Northern Ireland.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).