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'''Helensburgh Central railway station''' ({{lang-gd|Baile Eilidh Meadhain}}) serves the town of [[Helensburgh]] on the north shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]], near [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. The station is a terminus on the [[North Clyde Line]], {{convert|38|km|mi|disp=flip}} north west of [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station]]. Passenger services are operated by [[Abellio ScotRail]] on behalf of [[Strathclyde Partnership for Transport]].
'''Helensburgh Central railway station''' ({{langx|gd|Baile Eilidh Meadhain}}) serves the town of [[Helensburgh]] on the north shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]], near [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. The station is a terminus on the [[North Clyde Line]], sited {{convert|24|mi|31|chain|lk=in|km}} from [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street]] (High Level), measured via [[Singer railway station|Singer]] and [[Maryhill railway station|Maryhill]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978-1909431-26-3 |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |edition=3rd |location=Sheffield |pages=83}}</ref> Passenger services are operated by [[ScotRail]] on behalf of [[Strathclyde Partnership for Transport]].


The station is Helensburgh's main railway station, the other being the much smaller {{Stnlnk|Helensburgh Upper}} on the [[West Highland Line]].
The station is Helensburgh's main railway station, the other being the much smaller {{Stnlnk|Helensburgh Upper}} on the [[West Highland Line]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Helensburgh Central station - geograph.org.uk - 1012563.jpg|left|thumb|A [[British Rail Class 303|Class 303]] unit seen at the station in 1981]]
The station was opened on 31 May 1858 (as '''Helensburgh'''), as the terminus of the [[Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway]].{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=p=236}} The GD&HR was taken over by the [[Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway]] company in 1862, which in turn was absorbed by the [[North British Railway]] three years later. It was given its current name on 8 June 1953,{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=p=236}} with electric operation beginning in November 1960 as part of the North Clyde modernisation scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DEM |first=David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE |date=2012-12-03 |title=Paisley Canal electrification |url=https://www.railengineer.co.uk/paisley-canal-electrification/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=Rail Engineer |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cardross Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst7916.html |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=www.scottish-places.info |language=en-gb}}</ref> The entire station building and platforms were rebuilt in 1897 to the design of [[James Carswell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100260|title = Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (December 30, 2021, 7:45 pm)}}</ref>


{{Clear left}}
The station was opened in 1858 (as ''Helensburgh''), as the terminus of the [[Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway]] and is located in the centre of the town.<ref>[http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Glasgow_Dumbarton_and_Helensburgh_Railway/ Railscot - Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway], ''Railscot''. Retrieved 27 January 2014</ref> The GD&HR was taken over by the [[Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway]] company in 1862, which in turn was absorbed by the [[North British Railway]] three years later. The entire station building and platforms were rebuilt in 1897 to the design of [[James Carswell]].<ref>http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100260</ref>


== Facilities ==
The route became part of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] at the [[1923 Grouping]] and then the Scottish Region of [[British Railways]] at [[nationalisation]] on 1 January 1948. It was given its current name in June 1953, with electric operation beginning in November 1960 as part of the North Clyde modernisation scheme.
[[File:Helensburgh Central railway station, Argyll and Bute.jpg|left|thumb|Platforms 1 and 2 at the station]]
The station has a ticket office, a coffee shop, an accessible toilet, waiting rooms, bike racks, various benches, payphones, a help point and a cash machine, as well as an accessible car park. All areas of the station have step-free access, except the Princes Street East entrance to the ticket hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Rail Enquiries - |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations-and-destinations/stations-made-easy/helensburgh-central-station-plan |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.nationalrail.co.uk}}</ref>
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== Passenger volume ==
Three of the four original platforms at the station remain in use, though the old engine shed and [[signal box]] have both been closed, the latter in 1989, when the entire North Clyde network came under the control of {{rws|Yoker}} signalling centre. The line from [[Craigendoran]] Junction had previously been singled in 1984.<ref>[http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=8057 Helensburgh Central Station in 1987], ''Railscot''. Retrieved 27 January 2014</ref>
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|+Passenger Volume at Helensburgh Central<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}</ref>
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!2002–03
!2004–05
!2005–06
!2006–07
!2007–08
!2008–09
!2009–10
!2010–11
!2011–12
!2012–13
!2013–14
!2014–15
!2015–16
!2016–17
!2017–18
!2018–19
!2019–20
!2020–21
!2021–22
!2022–23
|-
|Entries and exits
|854,599
|889,194
|948,417
|928,813
|894,588
|1,164,870
|1,139,534
|1,179,284
|1,210,632
|1,192,148
|826,406
|843,343
|810,965
|765,322
|773,722
|753,118
|716,864
|81,510
|370,770
|499,674
|-
|Interchanges
|–{{refn|No data available.|group=nb}}
|180
|57
|49
|45
|90
|8
|25
|37
|36
|31
|264
|181
|168
|308
|238
|48
|19
|43
|45
|}
<small>The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.</small>


== Services ==
== Services ==
On weekdays and Saturdays, there is typically a half-hourly service to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]], via [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street]] low-level and [[Airdrie railway station|Airdrie]], which skips stations between [[Dalmuir railway station|Dalmuir]] and [[Hyndland railway station|Hyndland]]. On Sundays, the service remains half-hourly, but trains serve all stations via {{rws|Singer}}.<ref>eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206</ref>
Services at this station are provided by {{Brc|320}}, {{Brc|334}} and the occasional {{Brc|318}} [[electric multiple unit]]s.

=== 2006/07 service pattern ===
There are two services per hour Monday-Sunday, with trains running to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} and [[Drumgelloch (1989) railway station|the 1989 Drumgelloch station]] in North Lanarkshire. There were additional trains in both the morning and evening peaks.

=== Winter 2009/10 ===
*2tph to Drumgelloch (1989). From May 2010 services only ran as far as Airdrie.

=== Winter 2010/10 (interim timetable from 12 December 2010) ===
As a result of delays with commissioning of the {{Brc|380}} trains, insufficient {{Brc|334}} trains for the full service have been available for introduction of intended timetable from 12 December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotrail.co.uk/a-b |title=We've added something new to Central Scotland |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111084211/http://www.scotrail.co.uk/a-b |archivedate=11 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

;Monday to Friday
* 1tph to Edinburgh Waverley
* 1tph to Airdrie

;Saturday and Sunday
* 2tph Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh Waverley

=== 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)<ref name="Table226-Dec10">{{cite web | url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec10/timetables/Table226.pdf | title = National Rail Timetable 226; December 2010 | accessdate = 17 November 2010}}</ref>

=== Spring 2016 ===

The December 2015 timetable consists of a basic half-hourly service to/from Edinburgh Waverley via {{rws|Dalmuir}}, {{rws|Partick}}, Queen Streen L.L and {{rws|Airdrie}}. On weekdays & Saturdays, these run limited stop south of Dumbarton East through to Queen Street then call at all stations east of there. On Sundays they serve all stations via {{rws|Singer}}.<ref>GB NRT May 2016, Table 226 (Network Rail)</ref>


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[[File:Helensburgh Central 334020 334030.jpg|thumb|A {{Brc|334}} ready to start its journey to Edinburgh]]


== References ==
== Notes ==
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=== Notes ===
== References ==
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=== Sources ===
== Bibliography ==
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Jowett-Atlas}}
* {{Jowett-Atlas}}
* {{Cite book |last=Quick |first=Michael |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations.pdf |title=Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology |publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society |year=2022 |edition=5th |location=London}}{{Quail-1}}
* {{Quail-1}}


==External links==
== External links ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nic-TzZ7uaY Video footage of Helensburgh Central]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nic-TzZ7uaY Video footage of Helensburgh Central]


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 23 November 2024

Helensburgh Central

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh Meadhain[1]
National Rail
The station seen in 2013
General information
LocationHelensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°00′14″N 4°43′53″W / 56.0038°N 4.7315°W / 56.0038; -4.7315
Grid referenceNS297823
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeHLC[2]
Fare zoneD4
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
31 May 1858[3]Opened as Helensburgh
8 June 1953[3]Renamed Helensburgh Central
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.717 million
2020/21Decrease 81,510
2021/22Increase 0.371 million
2022/23Increase 0.500 million
2023/24Increase 0.628 million
Listed Building – Category B
Designated21 March 2002
Reference no.LB48538[4]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Helensburgh Central railway station (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh Meadhain) serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, sited 24 miles 31 chains (39.2 km) from Glasgow Queen Street (High Level), measured via Singer and Maryhill.[5] Passenger services are operated by 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.

History

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A Class 303 unit seen at the station in 1981

The station was opened on 31 May 1858 (as Helensburgh), as the terminus of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.[6] The GD&HR was taken over by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway company in 1862, which in turn was absorbed by the North British Railway three years later. It was given its current name on 8 June 1953,[6] with electric operation beginning in November 1960 as part of the North Clyde modernisation scheme.[7][8] The entire station building and platforms were rebuilt in 1897 to the design of James Carswell.[9]

Facilities

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Platforms 1 and 2 at the station

The station has a ticket office, a coffee shop, an accessible toilet, waiting rooms, bike racks, various benches, payphones, a help point and a cash machine, as well as an accessible car park. All areas of the station have step-free access, except the Princes Street East entrance to the ticket hall.[10]

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Helensburgh Central[11]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 854,599 889,194 948,417 928,813 894,588 1,164,870 1,139,534 1,179,284 1,210,632 1,192,148 826,406 843,343 810,965 765,322 773,722 753,118 716,864 81,510 370,770 499,674
Interchanges –[nb 1] 180 57 49 45 90 8 25 37 36 31 264 181 168 308 238 48 19 43 45

The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.

Services

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On weekdays and Saturdays, there is typically a half-hourly service to Edinburgh Waverley, via Glasgow Queen Street low-level and Airdrie, which skips stations between Dalmuir and Hyndland. On Sundays, the service remains half-hourly, but trains serve all stations via Singer.[12]

Preceding station National Rail 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

Notes

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  1. ^ No data available.

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 236.
  4. ^ "PRINCES STREET EAST, HELENSBURGH CENTRAL STATION INCLUDING PLATFORMS, CANOPIES, SCREEN WALLS AND GATES". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  6. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. p=236.
  7. ^ DEM, David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE (3 December 2012). "Paisley Canal electrification". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Cardross Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (December 30, 2021, 7:45 pm)".
  10. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

Bibliography

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