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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+34 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
General information
LocationGlasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.5090°N 4.6141°W / 55.5090; -4.6141
Grid referenceNS350270
Managed byGlasgow Prestwick Airport
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePRA
Key dates
5 September 1994Opened
Passengers
2016/17 0.118 million
2017/18 0.133 million
2018/19 0.105 million
2019/20 0.101 million
2020/21 7,734
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 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   ScotRail
Ayrshire Coast Line
  Troon
Prestwick Town   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.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)






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