RAIL passengers should look out for changes on Saturday due to the Ayr Gold Cup taking place.

Various journeys on the Largs to Glasgow line will see passengers have to change trains at Kilwinning, as listed below.

To Glasgow: The following trains will terminate at Kilwinning and a change of train will be required for onward travel to Glasgow: 0853, 0957, 1058, 1200, 1904.

To Largs: The following trains from Glasgow are diverted to Ayr and will not run between Kilwinning and Largs, A change of train will be required at Kilwinning for stations to Largs. 0845, 0945, 1045, 1145, 1746, 1845.

All other services will run as normal but remember to check before your travel on ScotRail's website, JourneyCheck, app or ticket office on the day.

Trains to Ardrossan Harbour are unaffected and will run as normal during the day.

ScotRail say the changes are to assist in helping racegoers attending this year’s Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Festival by laying on extra trains and extra carriages on Saturday, September 21.

The event runs from Thursday until Saturday, with the latest renewal of Scotland’s most famous flat race taking place this weekend.

Services will be busier than normal with around 10,000 people expected to use trains to travel to and from the Ayrshire town on the final day of the meeting.

To 'help the event run smoothly', ScotRail is adding additional services before and after the event on Saturday, with extra carriages at key times between Ayr and Glasgow.

Customers are encouraged to plan ahead and leave additional time for travel as queuing systems may be in place at Glasgow Central prior to the meeting and at Ayr station after the racing ends.

To reduce the need to queue, customers should buy their return tickets to Ayr in advance via the mTicket system on the ScotRail app.

Buying tickets through the mTicket system means people can secure their tickets from the comfort of their home or on the way to the station and it will instantly become available on their mobile device.

The train operator is also reminding everyone that the carrying and consumption of alcohol is prohibited on trains and in stations.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail customer operations director, said: “ScotRail is looking forward to helping make the Ayr Gold Cup Festival a success.

"We know the meeting has a special place in the hearts of Scottish racegoers, so we’ll will be doing all we can to help customers get to and from the track as efficiently and comfortably as possible.

“We will be adding additional services before and after the big race on Saturday, as well as laying on extra carriages on the services that we know from experience will be busiest between Ayr and Glasgow.

“Customers are advised to plan their journeys in advance and should remember that our ban on drinking alcohol in our stations or on our trains remains in place.”