Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station

Glasgow Prestwick Airport National Rail

The station at night
Location
Place Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Local authority South Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°30′32″N 4°36′51″W / 55.5090°N 4.6141°W / 55.5090; -4.6141Coordinates: 55°30′32″N 4°36′51″W / 55.5090°N 4.6141°W / 55.5090; -4.6141
Grid reference NS350270
Operations
Station code PRA
Managed by Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  87,292
2005/06 Increase 95,311
2006/07 Increase 0.114 million
2007/08 Increase 0.570 million
2008/09 Increase 0.661 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.532 million
2010/11 Decrease 0.432 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.336 million
2012/13 Increase 0.343 million
2013/14 Increase 0.453 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.294 million
History
5 September 1994 Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* 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 and Road statistics. 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 37¾ miles (61 km) 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 Abellio ScotRail or Network Rail.

Services

December 2009

The station is served by half-hourly trains 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 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.

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

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