Helensburgh Central | |
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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 |
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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. | |
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 at this station are provided by Class 320, Class 334 and the occasional Class 318 electric multiple units.
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.
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
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 | ||
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Craigendoran | ScotRail |
Terminus | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Craigendoran Line and Station open |
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
Terminus |