Trains between Ayr & Stranraer via Girvan along with Services between Ayr & Kilmarnock have been unable to operate since the Former station hotel fire in September last year while a limited diesel service remains in operation between Ayr & Prestwick Town.
Electric trains have also been unable to operate in or out of Ayr since the fire and Nation Rail has issued an update saying it's unlikely any normal service will return to the Station until Sunday 2nd June.
The station has remained partly closed due to the ongoing safety works which have seen the whole southern section of the former station hotel being demolished, recently during inspections of the north tower structural issues have been found which have played a part in pushing back the opening date for the station.
Nation Rail said via its Website:
On Monday 25 September 2023, a property was on fire near the railway at Ayr. Some lines through the station remain closed for safety reasons. Most trains are unable to run to, from or through Ayr.
We don't expect normal service to resume until Sunday 2 June.
Customer advice:
The following alterations will apply:
Trains between Ayr and Glasgow Central will run between Prestwick Town and Glasgow Central only. Some late-night trains will terminate at Kilwinning
A half-hourly train service will shuttle between Ayr and Prestwick Town
Replacement buses will run between Kilmarnock / Ayr and Girvan
Replacement buses will run between Girvan and Stranraer
Please note, that the replacement bus pick-up point at Ayr, and for passengers for the Stena coach link to Cairnryan, is the station car park at platform 4.