Prestwick International Airport | |
Native Name: | gd|Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Phreastabhaig[1] |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.509°N -4.6141°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | Glasgow Prestwick Airport |
Platforms: | 2 |
Code: | PRA |
Years: | 5 September 1994 |
Events: | Opened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 south west of, 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. It is also the only railway station in Scotland not managed by ScotRail or Network Rail.
From Monday to Saturday there are four trains per hour (two trains per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr. On Sunday there are two trains per hour (one train per hour in the evening) northbound to Glasgow and southbound to Ayr.
Only one train northbound from Stranraer to Kilmarnock calls here at 22:36 (MondaySaturday).[2]
The fastest journey time to Glasgow is around 45minutes.