Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station

Glasgow Prestwick Airport
The station at night
Location
Place Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Local authority South Ayrshire
Operations
Station code PRA
Managed by Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *   87,292
2005/06 * 95,311
2006/07 * 0.114 million
2007/08 * 0.570 million
2008/09 * 0.770 million
History
5 September 1994 Opened
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* Annual estimated 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. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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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 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. It is also one of two railway stations in Scotland not being operated by First ScotRail or Network Rail, the other being Dunbar.

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.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Prestwick Town   First ScotRail

 Ayrshire Coast Line 

  Troon
Prestwick Town   First ScotRail

 Glasgow South Western Line 

  Troon