Prestwick International Airport railway station

Prestwick International Airport railway station (formerly known as Glasgow Prestwick Airport station) serves Glasgow Prestwick Airport, near the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is 37 3⁄4 miles (60.8 km) south west of Glasgow Central, on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

Prestwick International Airport
Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Phreastabhaig[1]
The view south at the station, showing the walkway over the A79 to the terminal building
Location
PlaceGlasgow Prestwick Airport
Local authoritySouth Ayrshire
Coordinates55.5090°N 4.6141°W / 55.5090; -4.6141
Grid referenceNS350270
Operations
Station codePRA
Managed byGlasgow Prestwick Airport
Number of platforms2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.294 million
2015/16 93,026
2016/17 0.118 million
2017/18 0.133 million
2018/19 0.104 million
History
5 September 1994Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Prestwick International Airport from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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 Abellio ScotRail or Network Rail.

Services

December 2012

The station is served by three trains an hour in each direction to Glasgow Central and Ayr and occasional services to Kilmarnock and stations beyond Ayr. The journey time to Glasgow is around 46 minutes.

December 2019

Monday - Saturday: There are four trains per hour (two trains per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr.

Sunday: There are two trains per hour (one train per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr.

Services between Kilmarnock and Stranraer don't usually call here, but there is one train northbound from Stranraer to Kilmarnock that calls here at 2236(Mon-Sat).[2]

The fastest journey time to Glasgow is around 45 minutes.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Prestwick Town   Abellio ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
   Troon
Prestwick Town   Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
   Troon

References
  1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20249_ayrshire_inverclyde_and_stranraer.pdf


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