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Helmsdale

○ connecting
07:59 from Wick
ScotRail · 1h 41m · 6 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
09:44 from Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 44m · 17 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
09:46 from Wick
ScotRail · 1h 44m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
13:12 from Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 31m · 15 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
14:20 from Wick
ScotRail · 1h 46m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
16:36 from Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 36m · 17 stops
Scheduled Plat 2
17:44 from Wick
ScotRail · 1h 44m · 9 stops
Scheduled Plat 1
21:08 from Inverness
ScotRail · 2h 37m · 16 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