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Helmsdale

○ connecting
21:08 21:13 Wick
ScotRail · 1h 45m · 9 stops
Delayed Plat 2
08:00 Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 39m · 14 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
09:46 Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 41m · 17 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
09:47 Wick
ScotRail · 1h 44m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
13:12 Wick
ScotRail · 1h 44m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
14:21 Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 47m · 17 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
16:36 Wick
ScotRail · 1h 46m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
17:44 Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 29m · 13 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
21:08 Wick
ScotRail · 1h 45m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 2

Scheduled from the Network Rail timetable; status updates live as trains run. Platform is operational until Darwin advertised platforms are enabled.

Station information

Address
Helmsdale station, Station Approach, Helmsdale, Highland, KW8 6HH
Managed by
ScotRail · staffed: unstaffed
Platforms
2 · minimum connection time 5 min
Step-free access
Category B3: step-free access only to some platforms — 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. · no lifts · passenger assistance available
Ticket office
No ticket office
Facilities
Waiting room · Help points · Bus links · Cycle parking (6) · Car park (4 spaces)

Source: National Rail Knowledgebase· updated 2026-09-23