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 International. It is also one of two railway stations in Scotland not being operated by First ScotRail or Network Rail, the other being Dunbar.
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