Helensburgh Central train station
You can reach 37 stations directly from Helensburgh Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Dumbarton Central, with 72 trains a day.
See Helensburgh Central on the map
Address: G84 7QF
- 37 direct destinations
- 743rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 18 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Helensburgh Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton Central | 72 | 72 | 62 |
| Dumbarton East | 72 | 72 | 62 |
| Dalmuir | 72 | 72 | 62 |
| Airdrie | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Coatbridge Sunnyside | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Craigendoran | 71 | 72 | 62 |
| Charing Cross (Glasgow) | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Dalreoch | 71 | 72 | 62 |
| Glasgow Queen Street | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| High Street | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Hyndland | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Partick (Rail) | 71 | 71 | 61 |
| Coatdyke | 70 | 70 | 61 |
| Blairhill | 69 | 69 | 61 |
| Bathgate | 69 | 69 | 50 |
| Cardross | 69 | 72 | 62 |
| Drumgelloch | 69 | 69 | 50 |
| Easterhouse | 69 | 69 | 61 |
| Garrowhill | 69 | 69 | 61 |
| Shettleston | 67 | 70 | 61 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 65 | 65 | 48 |
| Edinburgh Park | 65 | 65 | 48 |
| Haymarket | 65 | 65 | 48 |
| Livingston North | 65 | 65 | 48 |
| Uphall | 65 | 65 | 48 |
| Armadale | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Blackridge | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Bellgrove | 55 | 65 | 61 |
| Caldercruix | 55 | 66 | 50 |
| Carntyne | 55 | 65 | 61 |
| Anniesland | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| Drumchapel | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| Drumry | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| Singer | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| Westerton | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| Bowling | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kilpatrick | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Helensburgh Central
Helensburgh Central is on the North Clyde Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Helensburgh Central station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Helensburgh Central station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Helensburgh Central station is
671,306 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 743rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Helensburgh Central and Glasgow Queen Street than any other pair: 189,206 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Helensburgh Upper 0.6 miles
- Craigendoran 1.0 miles
- Fort Matilda 4.0 miles
- Greenock Central 4.1 miles
- Greenock West 4.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Helensburgh Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Rhu · 2.0 miles
- Greenock Princes Pier · 3.5 miles
- Faslane Platform · 3.6 miles
- Lynedoch · 4.4 miles
- Upper Greenock · 4.5 miles
- Shandon · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Helensburgh Central station
Helensburgh Central is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:55 to 19:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 19:00 · Sunday: 07:50 to 22:30
Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at Helensburgh Central station
- Station Car Park 18 spaces, 2 accessible
£3.00 a day
Cycle parking: 36 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Helensburgh Central station
Helensburgh Central station is in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M8 J31 (West Ferry Interchange), 8.6 miles south-east.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Helensburgh Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Helensburgh Central station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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