The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow. There are three branches,to Largs,Ardrossan Harbour and Ayr,all running into the high level at Glasgow Central.
Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is the largest of the four stations serving the town of Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland,and acts as the town's principal railway station and also serves Glasgow Airport with easy walking and cycling access as well as a bus service from the station to the terminal. The station is managed by ScotRail and serves the Ayrshire Coast Line and Inverclyde Line,7+1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) west of Glasgow Central. The station is protected as a category B listed building.
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.
Whitecraigs railway station is a railway station serving the Whitecraigs and Davieland areas of the towns of Giffnock and Newton Mearns,East Renfrewshire,Greater Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central. The line here forms the boundary which separates Newton Mearns and Giffnock across Ayr Road.
Johnstone (Renfrewshire) 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.
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.
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.
Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine,North Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line,30 miles (48 km) south west of Glasgow Central.
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.
Prestwick Town railway station is a railway station serving the town of Prestwick,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Originally known only as Prestwick,it was one of the original stations on the Ayr to Irvine portion of the Glasgow,Paisley,Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway opened in August 1839.
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.
Barrhill railway station is a railway station serving the village of Barrhill,South Ayrshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line,74 miles south of Glasgow Central. A passing loop 19 chains long is located here on what is otherwise a single track route.
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 Maidens and Dunure Light Railway was a railway in Ayrshire,Scotland built to open up coastal communities by connecting them to the main line railway network.
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.
The Grangeston Halt railway station was a private station that was not listed in the public timetables,located in a rural part of South Ayrshire,Scotland and served the WWII Grangeston ICI munitions plant bringing workers to the site. Grant's Distillery now occupies much of the site.
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