Helensburgh Central Railway Station

HLNSBRC HLC | 9981

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Helensburgh Central station is managed by ScotRail and is located in Argyll and Bute within the West Central Scotland area of Scotland.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 179,702 journeys were made between Helensburgh Central and Glasgow Queen Street—that's 29% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Helensburgh Central peaked during 2011-12 with 1,210,632 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 11% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 70% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Helensburgh Central table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	773,509
1998-99	922,816
1999-00	964,595
2000-01	956,421
2001-02	891,077
2002-03	854,599
2003-04
2004-05	889,194
2005-06	948,417
2006-07	928,813
2007-08	894,588
2008-09	1,164,870
2009-10	1,139,534
2010-11	1,179,284
2011-12	1,210,632
2012-13	1,192,148
2013-14	826,406
2014-15	843,343
2015-16	810,965
2016-17	765,322
2017-18	773,722
2018-19	753,118
2019-20	716,864
2020-21	81,510
2021-22	370,770
2022-23	499,674
2023-24	627,534
2024-25