A blustery afternoon to be visiting the Ayrshire coast! Rudy visited
Newton-on-Ayr was opened in 1864 on the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway. Although on the Ayrshire Coast Line the station is separated from the coast by a railway junction and goods yard that once brought coal into Ayr Harbour. The brick station building dates from the 1950s but has been closed for several decades with all the windows and doors blocked up.
Prestwick is a seaside town just north of Ayr on the Firth of Clyde coast. The railway line follows the coast quite closely here with the beach less than five minutes from Prestwick Town. Rudy walked along the coast from Newton-On-Ayr to visit t
Newton-on-Ayr railway station is a railway station serving the Newton on Ayr neighbourhood in the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Station buildings still exist on the southbound platform, but they have been closed to passengers for many years. A footbridge is present here and a small shelter is present on the northbound platform.
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