St Andrews has no station: trains stop at Leuchars, then Stagecoach's 99 or the 77 runs into town. Tickets, toilets, step-free access and parking.
St Andrews has had no railway station since 1969. Trains for the town stop at Leuchars, which National Rail lists as Leuchars (for St. Andrews), code LEU, and the last stretch is by bus or taxi from the station forecourt. Train times are on the route pages.
The town’s line closed on 6 January 1969, and rail passengers have ended their journeys at Leuchars ever since. The journeys from Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen and London all finish with a bus from here, and so does the overnight sleeper from Euston.
The two platforms, 1 and 2, are the two faces of a single island, and the main station building stands on it. That building holds the ticket office and the concourse waiting room; the toilets are on Platform 2. Platform 1 is the southbound side, and LNER’s First Class lounge adjoins the building there, open to LNER First Class ticket holders for limited morning hours.
To leave, cross the footbridge to the forecourt on Station Road, either by the steps or by the ramp. Everything for the onward trip is on that side: the bus stop at the station entrance, the taxi rank and both council car parks.
Stagecoach’s 99 is the main link. Its route runs from St Andrews bus station through Leuchars rail station and Drumoig to Dundee, so take one marked for St Andrews and it finishes at the bus station on Station Road, a short walk west of Market Street. Stagecoach’s own timetable shows a few late-night 99 journeys using a stop on Station Road or the turning circle instead of the station stop, so check the stop name before a late arrival. Holders of an under-22 or 60+ bus pass travel free, Stagecoach notes.
Moffat & Williamson’s 77 also calls at Leuchars Railway Station on some journeys, and ends at the Students Union stop in St Andrews rather than at the bus station. The route pages pair each train with its bus.
A taxi suits heavy luggage or golf clubs: the rank is beside the forecourt, and National Rail lists a taxi kiosk at the station as well as a news kiosk.
National Rail lists the ticket office open from 06:20 to 18:00 Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, 06:20 to 18:30 on Friday, and 10:10 to 14:40 on Sunday. Outside those hours, the machines on the island platform sell tickets and print ones bought online, and there is room in front of them to manoeuvre a wheelchair.
The concourse waiting room is heated, with automatic doors and seats that face the departure screens, and both platforms have seating under a canopy. The toilets on Platform 2 include a unisex accessible toilet on the RADAR key scheme, plus baby changing. National Rail also lists public Wi-Fi.
National Rail places Leuchars in step-free category B1, which it explains as “step-free access to all platforms which may be accessed via long or steep ramps or via streets”. At Leuchars the step-free way onto the island is the ramp; there are no lifts. Boarding ramps are kept at the station, along with wheelchairs or mobility buggies. National Rail asks for care at Platform 1, where the step between train and platform may be bigger than at other platforms.
Passenger Assist meets at the ticket office, and if the office is closed you go to the platform your train leaves from. ScotRail takes assistance requests up to an hour before a journey on its own trains; other operators’ services need two hours. Staff help is listed from 06:20 to 21:45 Monday to Saturday and 10:10 to 22:15 on Sunday, and every help point has an induction loop. At the taxi rank, National Rail notes that a ramp cannot be deployed from the side or rear of a vehicle.
Fife Council runs the station’s two car parks, A and B, on Station Road. They are open 24 hours, with about 300 spaces between them and 13 for disabled drivers, and they are long stay: the council’s tariff was £1.10 per 24 hours when checked, with up to seven days bought at the pay-and-display machine or up to 30 days through RingGo. Charges change, so check the tariff board, and as most council machines take coins only, carry change or use the app. Blue Badge holders park free, and National Rail notes EV charging points in some standard bays.
The drop-off and pick-up point holds up to five cars and is reached over an uncontrolled crossing. There are cycle racks and lockers too.
Each route has its own page with the day's trains, the changes and a link to times and fares.