Hundreds of people flocked to the Ayrshire coast today as temperatures in Scotland reached a year high.
Sun seekers looking to enjoy the seaside set up camp on Troon beach today as temperatures climbed to 25C marking one of the hottest days of the year so far.
The beach goers could be seen packing the beach and promenade for the weekend heatwave.
However it is likely many trying to return from Ayrshire will be stranded with long waits as a large fire ripped through the town’s train station.
Dramatic scenes unfolded at the station where a huge blaze has broke out this afternoon.
We told how emergency services raced to the busy travel hub
Both train lines though Troon remain closed and ScotRail say the measures will remain in place until at least the end of service tomorrow, Sunday July 18.
Scotrail was forced to cut the power to overhead lines to allow firefighters to tackle the blaze, which it said "took out a large area and affected other routes' power supply".
Police Scotland is also in attendance while Network Rail has been made aware of the fire, which a spokeswoman for SFRS described as having been "in a building".
ScotRail said there will be delays and cancellations on the line while the fire is dealt with, tweeting: "Emergency services are dealing with an incident in the Troon area.
"Consequently, trains through the station will be cancelled, delayed or revised. We'll update you once we have more information."
The fire broke out on a day where temperatures were expected to hit 21C in the town, which is popular in the summer with tourists from across the west of Scotland who flock to its beach as the mercury rises.
ScotRail has urged travellers to use alternative services, and has laid on buses for those affected by the fire.
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