Kilmarnock bus station has been abandoned by Stagecoach after youth gangs have been causing chaos at the terminal.
The coach firm won't be picking up or dropping off passengers tonight following 'serious anti-social behaviour' from large groups of youths.
The complete evacuation of the station took place shortly after 6pm.
Stagecoach West Tweeted: "Unfortunately due to serious anti-social behaviour by large groups of youths, no services will be picking up or dropping off in Kilmarnock Bus Station after 6pm.
"The safety of our staff and customers is paramount so the decision has been made to use alternative bus stops out with the bus station. A list of where our evening will be leaving from will follow."
East Ayrshire Councillor Barry Douglas fumed at the development and insisted that the community can't let yobs 'win'.
He wrote on Facebook: "Unbelievable steps to be taken by Stagecoach but I completely understand why.
"This isn’t a new problem but it seems to be getting worse and worse, we cannot let those perpetrating anti-social behaviour to 'win'.
"When people say 'there’s nothing for the weans' I have to say from anecdotal evidence and some first hand experience the young people hanging around the bus station and local parks tell us they don’t want to go to anything 'organised' they want to hang about.
"As a teenager I wouldn’t have wanted to go to organised clubs or events but I certainly had more respect than to cause widespread anti-social behaviour.
"I would ask parents and guardians of young people across the town and beyond to ask where your young person is going and what they are doing as this is getting seriously out of hand and needs a serious response!"
Ayrshire Live contacted Police Scotland this evening but no instances of anti-social behaviour today have been reported to the force.
Stagecoach have been contacted for comment.
Full list of changes from 6pm
- Service 1 will be departing from First stop at London Road and the last stop will be the Masonic hall
- Service 3 will be departing for Shortlees from the palace theatre and for Onthank pick up will be at the arches.
- Service 4 will be departing for Ayr from the Palace theatre and for Glasgow at the Arches.
- Service 6+7 will be departing for New Farm from the Arches and for Bellfield from the Palace theatre
- Service 9 for Stewarton will be departing from the funeral parlour past the arches and the last stop will be high street.
- Service 110 for Troon will be departing from the Arches and the last stop will be John Finnie street.
- Service 11 for will be departing from the Palace theatre and the last stop will be the top of John Finnie street.
- Service X76 for Glasgow will be departing from the Arches and the last stop will be the Palace theatre.
- Service X77 for Glasgow will be departing from the funeral parlour past the Arches and for Ayr pick up will be at the Palace theatre.
- Service X76b for Cumnock will be departing from the Arches and the last stop will be the Masonic hall on London Road
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