Trains to Girvan - Station Details and further Information on Girvan Train Services
Girvan train station is a train station serving the town of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail, who operate all passenger services from there. It is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line and is situated 62 miles south of Glasgow Central. It has two platforms (although only one is normally used) and is the location of one of the few passing loops on the single track line between Dalrymple Junction (south of Ayr) and Stranraer. Immediately south of the station, the line climbs steeply towards Pinmore tunnel - the climb is known as the Glendoune Bank and has a ruling gradient of 1 in 60.
All trains on the Ayr to Stranraer route call, along with several to/from Ayr and beyond start or terminate here. This results in an approximately two-hourly frequency northbound (with extras) to Ayr and Kilmarnock, with six through trains per day to Glasgow (three via Kilmarnock) and two to Carlisle and Newcastle. Southbound, there are six daily services to Stranraer. The Sunday service is limited, with three Ayr/Glasgow and two Stranraer services only. |