Stranraer 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 and is staffed on a part-time basis. Stranraer station remains owned by Stena Line and not Network Rail
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock,and then either Carlisle via Dumfries,or Stranraer via Ayr,with a branch to East Kilbride.
Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway,Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail who provide all passenger train services. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week.
Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Johnstone railway station serves the town of Johnstone,Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 10+3⁄4 miles (17.3 km) south west of Glasgow Central. Johnstone has no ticket gates but ticket checks take place occasionally.
Milliken Park railway station serves the west end of Johnstone and the south west of the village of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Glengarnock railway station is a railway station in the village of Glengarnock,North Ayrshire,Scotland,serving the towns of Beith and Kilbirnie. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Kilwinning railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning,North Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 26 miles (42 km) south of Glasgow Central,as well as the Glasgow South Western Line 69 miles (111 km) north of Stranraer. British Transport Police maintain an office here.
Barrhead railway station is a railway station in the town of Barrhead,East Renfrewshire,Greater Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line,7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
Dunlop railway station serves the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Kilmaurs railway station is a railway station in the town of Kilmaurs,East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Barassie railway station is a railway station serving Barassie,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Troon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Troon,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Newton-on-Ayr railway station is a railway station serving the Newton on Ayr neighbourhood in the town of Ayr,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Ayr railway station serves the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire,Scotland. It is situated in Smith Street,off Burns Statue Square. The station,which is managed by ScotRail,is on the Ayrshire Coast Line,41+1⁄2 miles (66.8 km) south-west of Glasgow Central.
Maybole railway station is a railway station serving the town of Maybole,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Girvan railway station is a railway station serving the town of Girvan,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail,who operate all passenger services from there. It is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line and is situated 62 miles south of Glasgow Central. It has two platforms and is the location of one of the five passing loops on the single track line between Dalrymple Junction and Stranraer. Immediately south of the station,the line climbs steeply towards Pinmore tunnel –the climb is known as the Glendoune Bank and has a ruling gradient of 1 in 54.
Kilmarnock railway station is a railway station in Kilmarnock,East Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line. One of the earliest railway stations in Scotland,the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway opened on 6 July 1812,until it was replaced by the Glasgow,Paisley,Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway on 4 April 1843.
The Maybole and Girvan Junction Railway was a railway company that constructed a line between Maybole and Girvan. Although promoted independently,it was supported by the Glasgow and South Western Railway,and was seen as part of a trunk line connecting Glasgow with a ferry port for the north of Ireland.
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway (G&PJR) was a railway company in Scotland. It opened in 1877 between Girvan and Challoch Junction,where it joined the Portpatrick Railway,which had already reached Stranraer from Castle Douglas. Portpatrick had been an important ferry terminal for traffic to and from the north of Ireland,but its significance was waning and Stranraer assumed greater importance. The new line formed part of a route between Glasgow,Ayr and Stranraer.
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