The Office for Rail and Road has today revealed the most and least used railway stations in Scotland, based on the number of ‘entries and exits’ between April 2023 and March 2024.
It was part of Britain-wide statistics that found London Liverpool Street Station had retained its title as Great Britain's most used railway station in 2023-24, with 94.5 million journeys starting or ending there.
Outwith London, Glasgow Central Station was the third busiest station in Britain, with 25 million journeys, behind only Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.
Edinburgh Waverley was fifth with 21.3 million entries and exits over the period.
At the other end of the scale, many stations in Scotland only attracted a few hundred passengers.
Here are the 10 quietest.
9. Duncraig Train Station
Duncraig Train Station was closed in 1964 but reopened 11 years later after train drivers refused to acknowledge the closure. A total of 448 journeys started or ended there over the year. The station is on the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line near Plockton. | Google Maps
10. Achanalt Railway Station
Completing our 10 quietest Scottish train stations is Achanalt Railway Station, another remote stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line 21 miles from Dingwall, between Lochluichart and Achnasheen. It had 506 people enter and exit it over the annual period. | Google Maps