Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station
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| Glasgow Prestwick Airport | |||
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| The station at night | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | ||
| Local authority | South Ayrshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | PRA | ||
| Managed by | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 87,292 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 95,311 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened September 1994 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glasgow Prestwick Airport from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 61 km (37¾ miles) south west of Glasgow Central on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
It opened in 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.
[edit] Services
The station is served by half-hourly trains in each direction to Glasgow and Ayr and occasional services to Kilmarnock and stations beyond Ayr.
[edit] Gallery
 One of the station's signs |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station from National Rail
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| Prestwick Town | First ScotRail |
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Troon | ||
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