Train times from Helmsdale station

Next departures

Station facilities

• Step-free access: Partly: step-free access to some platforms only. This is a Category B3 station. Level to platform 1 and connecting footbridge with stairs to platform 2 Please take care when boarding/alighting the train at platform 1, as the stepping distance between the train and the platform may be more prominent than at other platforms.
• Ticket office: No, there's no ticket office.
• Help and assistance: The station is unstaffed. Assistance staff meet you at Passenger Assistance Meeting Points For station accessibility, please refer to the "Step Free Access" section on the website. This is an unstaffed station. Please make yourself visible so that train staff can assist you and use the customer help point if you need to contact staff. Platform 1By the customer information screen pole, next to the shelter. Platform 2By the pole next to the stairs for the footbridge.
• Waiting room: Yes.
• Parking: Yes: Station Car Park (4 spaces): free.
• Cycle parking: Yes: 6 spaces.
• Platforms: 2.

Station information from National Rail, updated Wednesday, 23 September 2026. Facilities can change: check before you travel.

Routes from this station

• Inverness – Wick (Far North Line) ScotRail

Stops nearby

• Helmsdale Square 3 min walk
• Library, Helmsdale 5 min walk
• Belgrave Hotel, Helmsdale 6 min walk
• Sutherland Street, Helmsdale 7 min walk

All bus routes and stops in Helmsdale

Questions

When is the next train from Helmsdale station?

The train to Wick at 13:12.

Which trains stop at Helmsdale station?

Inverness – Wick (Far North Line), run by ScotRail.

Where is Helmsdale station?

Helmsdale station is in Helmsdale, Highland.

Where do trains from Helmsdale station go?

The next departures go to Wick and Inverness.

Is Helmsdale station step-free and wheelchair accessible?

Partly: step-free access to some platforms only. This is a Category B3 station. Level to platform 1 and connecting footbridge with stairs to platform 2 Please take care when boarding/alighting the train at platform 1, as the stepping distance between the train and the platform may be more prominent than at other platforms.

Does Helmsdale station have a ticket office?

No, there's no ticket office.

Can I get help or assistance at Helmsdale station?

The station is unstaffed. Assistance staff meet you at Passenger Assistance Meeting Points For station accessibility, please refer to the "Step Free Access" section on the website. This is an unstaffed station. Please make yourself visible so that train staff can assist you and use the customer help point if you need to contact staff. Platform 1By the customer information screen pole, next to the shelter. Platform 2By the pole next to the stairs for the footbridge.

Is there a waiting room at Helmsdale station?

Yes.

Is there parking at Helmsdale station?

Yes: Station Car Park (4 spaces): free.

Is there cycle parking at Helmsdale station?

Yes: 6 spaces.

How many platforms does Helmsdale station have?

2.