Prestwick International Airport railway station

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37+34 miles (60.8 km) south west of Glasgow Central, on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

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It opened on 5 September 1994. It is currently the only railway station in Scotland that is directly connected to an airport. It is also the only railway station in Scotland not managed by ScotRail or Network Rail.

Services

December 2019

From Monday to Saturday there are four trains per hour (two trains per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr. On Sunday there are two trains per hour (one train per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr.

Only one train northbound from Stranraer to Kilmarnock calls here at 22:36 (MondaySaturday). [1]

The fastest journey time to Glasgow is around 45 minutes.

Prestwick International Airport
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View north towards Troon
General information
Location Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°30′32″N4°36′51″W / 55.5090°N 4.6141°W / 55.5090; -4.6141
Grid reference NS350270
Managed by Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePRA
Key dates
5 September 1994Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.101 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Prestwick Town   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
  Troon
Prestwick Town   ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Troon

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)