Helensburgh Central railway station
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| Helensburgh Central | |||
| Taken from the Grant Street bridge. | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Helensburgh | ||
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HLC | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.855 million | ||
| 2004/05 * | 0.899 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.948 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | SPT | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual 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. | |||
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Helensburgh Central railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near to Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 38 km (24 miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
[edit] Services
[edit] 2006/07 service pattern
There are two services per hour Monday-Sunday, with trains running to Glasgow Queen Street and Drumgelloch in North Lanarkshire. There are additional trains in both the morning and evening peaks.
Services at this station are provided by Class 320, Class 334 and the occasional Class 318 electric multiple units.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigendoran | First ScotRail |
Terminus | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Craigendoran Line and Station open |
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway | Terminus | ||
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- (1993) Railway Track Plans - Volume 1 Scotland and the Isle of Man. Exeter: Quail Map Co. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8. OCLC 79435248.

