Prestwick Town railway station is a railway station serving the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
History Originally known only as Prestwick, it was one of the original stations on the Ayr to Irvine portion of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway opened in August 1839.
Facilities The ticket office at Prestwick Town has recently been refurbished, and now includes a height-adjustable ticket desk and automatic doors. Smartcard validators have been installed at the entrances to both platforms. Step-free access is only available on platform 2, as the opposite platform is only reachable via a stepped footbridge or steep ramp from the nearby road. Prestwick Town is one of the few stations on the Ayrshire Coast Line that remains staffed (the ticket office being staffed part-time, seven days per week). Facilities include a medium-sized car park and a café is present in the station building itself.
Services On weekdays and Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service northbound to and southbound to . On the Glasgow South Western Line, there are also six trains per day northbound to , one of which continues to . Southbound, there are five trains per day to , one of which continues to . Passengers need to change trains at Ayr for other southbound services beyond Ayr station. On Sundays, there is a half-hourly service northbound to and southbound to .
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