Ayrshire Coast Line, Glasgow

The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. It serves 26 stations, and connects the towns of the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow. There are three branches, terminating at Largs, Ardrossan Harbour and Ayr, all running into the high level at Glasgow Central.

The route is operated by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport as part of the larger Strathclyde network.

In 1985, the line was electrified along its entire length, and the Class 318 electric multiple unit rolling stock was introduced.

In 2002, the newer Class 334 "Juniper" displaced most of the Class 318s onto the Argyle, and North Clyde Lines.

Route

The line runs the same route as the Inverclyde Line as far as Paisley Gilmour Street, where it turns south to Kilwinning. Here the line branches in two, with one branch running south along the coast to Troon and Ayr. This branch also serves the station at Prestwick Airport, which opened in 1994. The other branch runs north along the coast to Ardrossan or Largs. This part of the network is heavily used by freight traffic to carry coal from the Hunterston ore terminal. Beyond Ayr, diesel trains continue south towards Stranraer.

The line connects with several ferry services, at Troon (to Belfast), Ardrossan (to Brodick on the Isle of Arran) and at Largs (to the isle of Great Cumbrae).

Railway lines in Great Britain:

<p style="font-size: 90%">High-speed main lines: <p style="font-size: 90%">Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Channel Tunnel
<p style="font-size: 90%">'Classic' main lines: <p style="font-size: 90%">Cross-Country - East Coast - Great Eastern - Great Western - Midland - West Coast
<p style="font-size: 90%">Other main lines: <p style="font-size: 90%">Brighton - Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - Highland - Kent Coast - London, Tilbury & Southend - North Wales - Portsmouth Direct - Settle-Carlisle - Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton - South Wales - South Western - Welsh Marches - Wessex - West Anglia - West of England
<p style="font-size: 90%">Secondary routes: <p style="font-size: 90%">Airedale - Arun Valley - Ayrshire Coast - Birmingham-Peterborough - Caldervale - Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - Dearne Valley - East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - Hallam - Harrogate - Harwich - Hope Valley - Huddersfield - Lea Valley - Leeds-Bradford - Medway Valley - North Downs - Pontefract - Robin Hood - Riviera - Wakefield - West Coastway - York & Selby
<p style="font-size: 90%">Commuter lines: <p style="font-size: 90%">Alton - Argyle - Bexleyheath - Birmingham Cross-City - Braintree - Butetown - Cardiff City - Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Coryton - Dartford Loop - Gospel Oak-Barking - Hayes - Hounslow Loop - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Merthyr - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - North Clyde - North Kent - North London - Northern City - Oxted - Rhondda - Rhymney - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - South London - St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Vale of Glamorgan - Walsall - Waterloo-Reading - West London - Wharfedale - Whifflet
<p style="font-size: 90%">Rural lines: <p style="font-size: 90%">Atlantic Coast - Avocet - Bittern - Buxton - Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - Conwy Valley - Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Island Line - Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - Penistone - Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - West Highland - Wherry - Windermere - Yorkshire Coast
<p style="font-size: 90%">Closed major routes: <p style="font-size: 90%">Great Central - Honeybourne - Somerset & Dorset - Waverley - Woodhead

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