Helmsdale railway station
Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, from Inverness. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The Duke of Sutherland's Railway had opened between and on 1 November 1870. Extensions of this line southward to and northward to Helmsdale were opened on 19 June 1871. The station buildings were designed by the architect William Fowler.Another company, the Sutherland and Caithness Railway, was authorised on 13 July 1871 to take over the powers of the projected Caithness Railway and link Helmsdale with that line at, and the S&CR opened on 28 July 1874.
The station master's house on the platform was abandoned in the 1980s. In 2013 it was refitted as self-catering holiday accommodation.
On 7 August 2024, King Charles III visited Helmsdale Railway Station to mark the 150th anniversary of the Sutherland and Caithness railway line. The King, met railway workers, representatives of Helmsdale Community Council and members of Sutherland Schools Pipe Band. He afterwards laid flowers at Helmsdale War Memorial to mark its Centenary and met veterans and members of the local community.