kˈɑːɹstɛɹz ɪz sˈɜːvd baɪ kˈɑːɹstɛɹz ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst mˈeɪn lˈaɪn ænd kˈɑːɹstɛɹz ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə loʊkˈeɪʃən əvə tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ dʒˈʌŋkʃən wˌɛɹ ðə lˈaɪn tʊ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə daɪvˈɜːdʒᵻz fɹʌmðə mˈeɪnlaɪn.
Carstairs is served by Carstairs railway station on the West Coast Main Line and Carstairs is also the location of a triangular junction where the line to Edinburgh diverges from the mainline.