A SERIOUS fire at the former Station Hotel at Ayr on September 25 has left the town without train services for several weeks.
The station and hotel are linked, with an entrance to the platforms via the hotel buildings.
The fire is the second at the disused Grade B-listed property in four months. At its height, 13 fire appliances were in attendance. As a result of the work tackling the fire and subsequent safety concerns over the structure, Glasgow Central to Ayr services are starting and terminating at Prestwick Town, while Ayr to Stranraer services start and terminate at Girvan, with rail replacement buses operating between the intermediate points until further notice.
Fire crews spent three days tackling the blaze, however, a week later, firefighters were recalled to the site after reports of several small fires still smouldering.
Three teenagers, two aged 13 and another aged 17, have been arrested and charged with wilful fire-raising.