Editing Stranraer (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Stranraer Station - geograph.org.uk - 934303.jpg|thumb|The railway station platform]]

[[Stranraer railway station]] is the southern terminus of a branch of the [[Glasgow South Western Line]]. [[ScotRail]] provides five services per day to [[Ayr railway station|Ayr]], with one train extending to {{rws|Kilmarnock}} and another onto {{rws|Glasgow Central}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=ScotRail |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=28 November 2024 |url=https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables}}</ref>
Connections to the [[West Coast Main Line]] can be made at Glasgow Central or indirectly via {{rws|Carlisle}}; [[Avanti West Coast]] [[inter-city rail|inter-city]] services reach [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] and other destinations such as {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}}, {{rws|Crewe}} and {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our latest timetables and ticket info |work=Avanti West Coast |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=28 November 2024 |url= https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables}}</ref>

The [[A77 road|A77]] runs north towards [[Ayr]], [[Prestwick]] and [[Glasgow]]. The [[A75 road|A75]] runs east from Stranraer to [[Gretna Green|Gretna]], with links to the [[M6 motorway|M6]] going to [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]]. The A75 is part of [[European route E18]], but, like all [[International E-road network|European routes]], it is not signposted as such in the [[United Kingdom]].

Local bus transport in and around the town is provided predominantly by [[Stagecoach West Scotland]], along with local companies including Wigtownshire Community Transport and McCulloch's Coaches. [[Scottish Citylink]] operates a service to [[Buchanan Bus Station|Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/stranraer |website=bustimes.org |title=Stranraer bus services |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>

In November 2011, [[Stena Line]] relocated its ferry services to a new port at Old House Point, north of [[Cairnryan]], which is a few miles north of Stranraer. The existing port in Stranraer may be redeveloped with the departure of Stena Line; proposals to build a transport hub have been made.<ref>[http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=786&p=0 Dumfries and Galloway Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304152810/http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=786&p=0 |date=2012-03-04 }}</ref>