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. 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.
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.
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.
Nitshill railway station is situated in Nitshill,a district of Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line,5+3⁄4 miles (9.3 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
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.
Stewarton railway station is a railway station in the town of Stewarton,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.
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.
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.
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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