Helensburgh Upper railway station
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| Helensburgh Upper | |||
| Baile Eilidh | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Helensburgh | ||
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Station code | HLU | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 145 | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 213 | ||
| Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | |||
| Strathclyde Partnership for Transport List of Strathclyde stations: Glasgow Subway |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Helensburgh Upper. | |||
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Helensburgh Upper railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near to Glasgow, United Kingdom.
The station is on the famous West Highland Line 41 km (25½ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street and is served by services to Oban and Fort William/Mallaig.
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[edit] Services
Services at this station are provided by Class 156 diesel multiple units. There is also a nightly sleeper service hauled by a Class 67 locomotive. All services at this station are operated by First ScotRail.
[edit] History
Originally built with an island platform in a cutting, the Up platform was taken out of use when the Craigendoran Upper, Rhu (originally named Row), Shandon and Whistlefield stations were closed.
[edit] Signalling
The original (1894) signal box at Helensburgh Upper was replaced on 21 December 1941. That signal box closed on 21 July 1968, when the crossing loop was removed.
On 27 March 1988, Helensburgh Upper became the southern extremity of the Radio Electronic Token Block signalling on the West Highland Line. A two-aspect colour light signal installed at the east end of the platform controls entry into the Craigendoran signal box (since superseded by Yoker IECC) Track Circuit Block signalling area.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Helensburgh Upper railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Helensburgh Upper railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Dumbarton Central | First ScotRail West Highland Line |
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| Dalmuir | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper |
Garelochhead | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Craigendoran Upper Line open; Station closed |
West Highland Railway | Rhu (Row) Line open; Station closed |
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