4 train lines at this train station. For changing to Largs, Glasgow Central,other places too…read more Staff here meet you off the train and make sure you are on your next train when changing trains. Toilets too.

member of staff shouted at me i was only trying 2 help…read more he was up close i wasnt doing anything

There is not a lot to say about Ayr train station as there is not a lot there to review…read more There is a coffee shop in the station and a few self service stands to purchase tickets. One good thing about Ayr station is that its not far from the race course and a short walk to the beach with plenty of shops and bars in the area to pass the time.

Balloch may not be the most desirable of places to go, but there is plenty to do in this area…read more The train station has a small platform, with a ticket office, waiting room. The area has an out door shelter area and bike storage area. Across from the train station there is a shop & local chippy. A few yards up the road you have sweeneys cruises,hotels &B&B's Just across the road there is public toilets

Prestwick International Airport Railway Station is linked to the airport via a walkway. It connects…read morepassengers to Glasgow and Ayr. The station is very disappointing considering it must serve hundreds of people going to and from Preswtick Airport every day. The two platforms only have trains passing through every half hour. There is nowhere for passengers to sit apart from on their suitcases planked on the cold stone floor. Even though there is a shelter, it is not very sheltering. The last time I visited it was absolutely freezing.

Gah, Already fed up on your way home from a city break to Paris, Barcelona or Oslo (whatever…read moreRyanair flight was cheapest), Prestwick Airport Railway Station will do nothing to brighten your spirits. No shelter from the biting wind and no place to sit apart from your 15 kilo carry on suitcase, its a grim half hour wait for the train to Glasgow or Ayr. Amazingly really, when you think of the number of people for whom this station is the first point of Scotland they see.

Ohhhh Patterton. What a sad train station. It's barely even a station, and more of an lonely,…read moredesolate area with two platforms, a bridge and one small shelter for those "rare" Scottish days of bad weather. This is my local station though, and needs must. I like that trains seem to arrive on time and if the driver sees you running for the train, they'll (mostly) wait for you. I've had some great times standing at this platform, most notably in the snow in negative temperatures and then tramping back home again as the train was a no-show. There's now an extra car park in addition to the one at the station, it's over the road and has a stupidly located exit so you have to go back on yourself to get out and over to the station. Nothing like a mad dash to run for the train first thing in the morning. II'd love it if they upgraded Patterton to make it more like its glamorous neighbour, Whitecraigs. Now this is a fancy station - they even have flower planter boxes and an indoor waiting area. Alas, I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.

With Glasgow uniquely positioned in Scotland, traveling by train is the perfect options. Times are…read moreconvenient and fairly priced. The train station is dirty but the coach seat was perfect and clean once on the train. The passengers and workers were extremely friendly and helpful, making for a great, safe and comforting trip. The boarding process was quick and easy, especially with luggage. Although we had to carry our luggage up 1 stair, the train wasn't sold out so there was plenty of room for our many bags.

Station is freezing. It's ok otherwise. Lots of trains, which is the main thing. Some places to…read moregrab a wee snack and it's close to the city center

At Ardrossan south beach train station there is limited services here, there is a ticket booth but…read morethat's it, no toilets or vending machines for juice or snacks. There is a shelter if it rains & bike rail. There is a bar just around the corner, and beach is about five minutes walk.

I wish it could be possible le to give Zero stars…read more ScotRail is undoubtedly the worst train line in Europe (and believe me, we've experienced some bad ones). It all began with a slight delay and the staff's desperate attempts to push everyone onto the train regardless of their assigned seating. First Class was a complete joke. Not only were we forced to take seats not assigned to us, but there was also no place to store our luggage. As a result, everyone's baggage was left in the middle of the aisle, creating a huge safety hazard. Our section, First Class "A," had 9 seats. A service staff member came into the coach to offer drinks and food two and a half hours into a three-hour ride, clearly rushing the service. The tables were filthy and stained, and the coach itself was dirty and poorly maintained. The upper luggage rack rattled the entire way, which is ironic given that they promote the First Class coach as a "quiet coach." The complimentary WiFi was terrible, compounded by the fact that the charger plugs didn't work. The staff are careless and rude. You reserve a seat and are given a seat number, but the staff can't tell you which coach you should be in. Even the staff on board don't know which coach they are in or how the coach letters are organized.

Bad enough service, but when you write to customer services it is even worse, four months to get…read moreany kind if response or apology, even the CEO is no better, an offer of £25 goodwill gesture is not what was needed, and understanding and genuine apology rather then excuses would have been far more welcomed. Booked seats, but carriage was closed, no seats, eventually was given a seat by a kind lady, only to be told to move trains to another platform, so lost it again! Unsafe definitely, packed like animals, (they get more space by law) no ability to see toilets let alone get to them, Scotrail should have paid me to suffer what I had to with them, and no one cares at Scotrail, £250 would not cover the pain suffered using what no one could ever call any kind of service.

Well, a word to the wise, this may not be a totally impartial review as I'm local to this station…read more As in, walk to the bottom of my road, turn left and BOOM there it is. It's a nice little station, and it's handy. There's two basic services from here, to Glasgow and to Edinburgh every two hours. Both of these take approximately 45mins, which isn't bad at all. The last train from Edinburgh to Carstairs arrives at midnight - very good for the odd night out. There's also the sleeper service direct to London, which I've also used. Walk from my door, hop on a train, go to sleep and wake up in London! How good is that??? The station itself is very busy for through traffic, with pretty much every Glasgow and further north service heading south at speed through the station. Ideal if you have an anorak and thermos flask,,, The ticket office is manned in the morning, until about 2pm - after that, tickets are available on the trains. The village itself doesn't have much in the way of attractions if you're planning to visit - there's a primary school, a Londis (with a post office!), a hairdresser, a pub and a couple of haulage firms. Oh, and the State Mental Hospital, but I don't use that. Honest. *twitch* You can get a bus from the station into Lanark, which opens up New Lanark and the likes, so you could make a day of it that way. It's my station. I like it. So there.

When considering my high points of 2009, undoubtedly in my top three is the opening of a kiosk in…read moreHyndland Train Station. Indeed the difference this has made to my quality of life has been astounding. No longer is there scrapping with fellow dreary commuters for the last Metro in the stand to brighten up the slog into work. Gone are the days of worrying about a quite colossal rumbling of the stomach interrupting a meeting, as I forget to have breakfast and leave myself with no options en route. And no more is the wait for the train enough to make you want to throw yourself in front of it, as time is spent reading the front covers of magazines I'd be too embarrassed to buy otherwise. And to be fair, Hyndland Train Station has always been one of the better ones on the local line circuit. Hidden just off Novar Drive, access to the station comes via a long tunnel which has been loudly decorated by the children of Hyndland Secondary School (all of whom must be hitting 40 soon, given the mural first appeared in the 80's). The people of Hyndland simply couldn't cope with the lack of facilities afforded to, for instance, the people of Yoker and Kilpatrick so needless to say there's a heated ticket office complete with a generous number of seats, both inside and outside. Proper seats as well, not those benches which resemble a football crossbar and ensure a numb backside for the length of your journey. The addition of a kiosk has unquestionably made Hyndland one of the best non-interchange stations on the line and if there's anywhere you are likely to see a commuter crack a smile, it's here. Still unlikely though.

Hyndland station is a small, two-platform island station serving the Hyndland and Broomhill areas…read more It's the closest station to Gartnavel hospital. It's quite a busy station for such a small one and is served by all services on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line. From here it's easy to get to the centre of Glasgow, Edinburgh Waverley (although via a slightly slower route and it may be better to change at Partick), Balloch, Dalmuir, Helensburgh, Milngavie, Hamilton and on and on. The station has a small, indoor waiting room on the platform as well as a few outdoor benches. The waiting room has a staffed ticket office but there's a machine as well for those hours when no staff are available. There's also a small coffee kiosk on the platform which sells coffee, tea, small snacks and newspapers. The underpass that leads to the station has a 45 meter long tiled mural with a train theme that was created by students at Hyndland secondary school in 1990.