Helensburgh Upper railway station

Helensburgh Upper

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh Àrd
The station in 2020
General information
LocationHelensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates56°00′45″N 4°43′49″W / 56.0124°N 4.7304°W / 56.0124; -4.7304
Grid referenceNS298833
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeHLU
History
Original companyWest Highland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
7 August 1894Opened
Passengers
2019/20 13,372
2020/21 1,520
 Interchange  285
2021/22 6,916
 Interchange  1,073
2022/23 9,320
 Interchange  737
2023/24 11,706
 Interchange  9,827
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Helensburgh Upper railway station (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh Àrd) serves the town of Helensburgh, Scotland, on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde to the west of Glasgow. It is located in a residential area uphill from the town centre and is by far the smaller of the town's two stations. It is on the West Highland Line, 2 miles 8 chains (3.4 km) from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, the first station on the line before Garelochhead. ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, with others provided by Caledonian Sleeper.