Dumfries and Galloway Railway Statistics

There are seven railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway.

Busiest Stations

The seven Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Dumfries 360,280
  2. 2 Lockerbie 155,768
  3. 3 Annan 128,040
  4. 4 Gretna Green 51,334
  5. 5 Stranraer 31,866
  6. 6 Sanquhar 25,440
  7. 7 Kirkconnel 19,350

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Kirkconnel peaked during 2018-19 with 966,870 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 12% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 0% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Kirkconnel table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98303,382
1998-99396,468
1999-00479,006
2000-01486,263
2001-02512,163
2002-03544,490
2003-04 
2004-05641,222
2005-06683,908
2006-07660,299
2007-08671,456
2008-09701,048
2009-10721,260
2010-11770,576
2011-12796,386
2012-13797,190
2013-14808,248
2014-15862,764
2015-16862,764
2016-17885,112
2017-18928,746
2018-19966,870
2019-20930,796
2020-21113,318
2021-22559,212
2022-23609,952
2023-24