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'''Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station''' (formerly known as '''Prestwick International Airport station''') serves [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]], near the town of [[Prestwick]], [[South Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. The station is 37¾ miles (61 km) south west of {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}}, on the [[Ayrshire Coast Line]].
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'''Prestwick Airport Railway Station''' near the town of [[Prestwick]], [[South Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. The station is 37 miles south west of {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}}, on the [[Ayrshire Coast Line]].
  
It opened on 5 September 1994. It is currently the only railway station in Scotland that is directly connected to an airport, though railway links have been proposed for [[Edinburgh Airport]] and [[Glasgow International Airport|Glasgow International]]. It is also the only railway station in Scotland not managed by [[Abellio ScotRail]] or [[Network Rail]].
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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, though railway links have been proposed for [[Edinburgh Airport]] and [[Glasgow Airport]]. It is also the only railway station in Scotland not managed by [[ScotRail]] or [[Network Rail]].
  
 
== Services ==
 
== Services ==
  
=== December 2009 ===
 
The station is served by half-hourly trains in each direction to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Ayr}} and occasional services to {{Stnlnk|Kilmarnock}} and stations beyond Ayr. The journey time to Glasgow is around 46 minutes.
 
 
=== December 2012 ===
 
 
The station is served by three trains an hour in each direction to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Ayr}} and occasional services to {{Stnlnk|Kilmarnock}} and stations beyond Ayr. The journey time to Glasgow is around 46 minutes.
 
The station is served by three trains an hour in each direction to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Ayr}} and occasional services to {{Stnlnk|Kilmarnock}} and stations beyond Ayr. The journey time to Glasgow is around 46 minutes.
  
 
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{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Prestwick Town}}|next={{Stnlnk|Troon}}|route=[[Abellio ScotRail]]<br /><small>[[Ayrshire Coast Line]]</small> |col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Ayrshire Coast Line}} }}
 
{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Prestwick Town}}|next={{Stnlnk|Troon}}|route=[[Abellio ScotRail]]<br /><small>[[Ayrshire Coast Line]]</small> |col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Ayrshire Coast Line}} }}
{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Prestwick Town}}|next={{Stnlnk|Troon}}|route=[[Abellio ScotRail]]<br /><small>[[Glasgow South Western Line]]</small> |col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Glasgow South Western Line}} }}
 
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== External links ==
 
* {{Commonscat-inline|Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station}}
 
 
{{UK Airport stations}}
 
{{Major Scottish railway stations}}
 
  
[[Category:Railway stations in South Ayrshire]]
 
[[Category:Airport railway stations in the United Kingdom]]
 
[[Category:SPT railway stations]]
 
[[Category:Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail]]
 
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1994]]
 
[[Category:Railway stations opened by Railtrack]]
 
  
  
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[[Category:Railway Stations]]

Revision as of 01:06, 26 October 2015

Prestwick Airport Station BR.png
Prestwick Airport railway station at night.jpg
Country

Scotland

County

South Ayrshire

Operator

Prestwick Airport

Opened

5th September 1994


Prestwick Airport Railway Station near the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is 37 miles south west of Glasgow Central, on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

It opened on 5 September 1994. It is currently the only railway station in Scotland that is directly connected to an airport, though railway links have been proposed for Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport. It is also the only railway station in Scotland not managed by ScotRail or Network Rail.

Services

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.

Preceding Station National Rail National Rail Following Station
Prestwick Town   Abellio ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
  Troon