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Stuart Wilson

ScotRail warns passengers bound for Ayr to stay off trains after Troon station fire

Passengers bound for Ayr are being advised to stay off the railways after the devastating fire which destroyed large parts of Troon train station.

ScotRail has confirmed no services will run between Glasgow Central and South Ayrshire past Kilwinning until at least tomorrow.

It follows yesterday's blaze which took hours to bring under control after breaking out in the ticket office at lunchtime. No one was injured.

Businesses based within the station had to flee as the fire ripped through the structure and caused widespread devastation.

Much of the building on platform one has been destroyed and an overhead power cable damaged. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

Emergency services are still at the scene and a cordon has been set up around the building.

The fire rips through the station as stunned locals look on (Jamie Williamson)

ScotRail confirmed that replacement bus services were mobilised from Ayr, Largs, Kilmarnock and Troon stations to transport people who had already completed the outward leg of their journey before the fire broke out, back to Kilwinning station.

Several hundred passengers were affected.

Rail chiefs are now working on an "appropriate contingency timetable" that will see services terminate at, and start back from, Kilwinning.

It’s likely there will be two services an hour between Glasgow and the Ayrshire town.

Glasgow – Largs/Ardrossan services are running.

ScotRail is also advising customers to closely monitor its Twitter feed for the most up to date information on the running of services over the next few days.

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