Helmsdale railway station

Helmsdale

National Rail
158715 approaching the station in 2021
General information
LocationHelmsdale, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates58°07′04″N 3°39′32″W / 58.1177°N 3.6590°W / 58.1177; -3.6590
Grid referenceND023155
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHMS[2]
History
Original companyDuke of Sutherland's Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Key dates
19 June 1871 (1871-06-19)Opened as terminus
28 July 1874Altered to through station
Passengers
2018/19Increase 5,044
2019/20Increase 5,086
2020/21Decrease 564
2021/22Increase 3,168
2022/23Increase 3,484
Listed Building – Category B
Designated23 July 1987
Reference no.LB7184[3]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, 101 miles 40 chains (163.3 km) from Inverness.[4] ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.

  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. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "HELMSDALE RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING FOOTBRIDGE AND SIGNAL BOX". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ 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. 103. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.