Helensburgh Central railway station

Helensburgh Central
Looking west towards the station concourse
Location
Place Helensburgh
Local authority Argyll and Bute
Operations
Station code HLC
Managed by First ScotRail
Number of platforms 3
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *   0.855 million
2004/05 * 0.889 million
2005/06 * 0.948 million
2006/07 * 0.929 million
2007/08 * 0.895 million
2008/09 * 1.169 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Helensburgh Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Helensburgh Central railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near to Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 38 km (24 mi) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

The station is Helensburgh's main railway station (the other being the much smaller Helensburgh Upper on the West Highland Line). The station was opened in 1858 and is located in the centre of the town.

Visitors to Helensburgh's historic Hill House (built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and preserved by the National Trust for Scotland) may find Helensburgh Upper station more convenient as it avoids the uphill walk from Helensburgh Central.

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Services

Services at this station are provided by Class 320, Class 334 and the occasional Class 318 electric multiple units.

2006/07 service pattern

There are two services per hour Monday-Sunday, with trains running to Glasgow Queen Street and the 1989 Drumgelloch station in North Lanarkshire. There were additional trains in both the morning and evening peaks.

Winter 2009/10

Winter 2010/10 (Interim timetable from 12 December 2010)

As a result of delays with commissioning of the Class 380 trains, insufficient Class 334 trains for the full service have been available for introduction of intended timetable from 12 December 2010.[1]

Monday to Friday

Saturday and Sunday

Winter 2010/11 (Full service from 12 December 2010)

Following the opening of the line between Airdrie and Bathgate, the service is combined with Edinburgh to Bathgate service, the complete service when sufficient rolling stock is available is two trains per hour to Edinburgh Waverley (Monday to Sunday)[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Craigendoran   ScotRail

North Clyde Line

  Terminus
Historical railways
Craigendoran
Line and Station open
  Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway

North British Railway

  Terminus

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