Helston Railway Running Days & Events for 2026
| Month | Normal Running Days | Events and Extra Running Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | Closed | Closed during January |
| February | Closed apart from the following – Sunday 15th, Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th | Open Feb Half Term |
| March | Closed | Closed during March |
| April | Open from Maundy Thursday Thursdays and Sundays | Easter Egg Hunt, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday |
| May | Thursdays and Sundays | Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th – TBC Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th and Monday 25th – Back to the 40s |
| June | Thursdays and Sundays | Father’s Day Sunday 21st |
| July | Thursdays and Sundays. (If we are running on a Wednesday this will be shown on our home page) | Wednesday 29th |
| August | Thursdays and Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday (If we are running on a Wednesday this will be shown on our home page) | Wednesdays 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th |
| September | Thursdays and Sundays | Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th – Heritage Transport Weekend Wednesday 2nd |
| October | Thursdays and Sundays | Wednesday 28th – Halloween with evening train Thursday 29th – Halloween with evening train |
| November | Closed | Closed during November |
| December | Open for ‘Santa Specials’ and our ‘Night Train’ Booking essential via our Booking / Train Tickets Page | Saturday/Sunday 5th and 6th Saturday/Sunday 12th and 13th Saturday/Sunday 19th and 20th Monday 21st |
Train News
Social Media
As you may have noticed over the last 6 months or so our Social Media presence has been a little bit sketchy. This was due to our administrator being hacked and losing access to our Facebook and Instagram accounts. The good news is we have been able to create new Social Media accounts and get them linked. Therefore you should start to see the news starting to flow through these channels again. Our Facebook page is now: The Helston Railway Page our Instagram is now: Official Helston Railway. Whilst the old pages are still visible they will not be updated from now […]
Santa Specials and Train of Lights
Good news our Santa Specials and Train of Lights booking is now open. Further details will be available shortly via the website. You can BOOK NOW to reserve you space.
Viaduct appeal video
Viaduct Appeal video - please click here to view a short video in support of our viaduct appeal. Visit our dedicated appeal page by clicking here. This appeal is moving along nicely, so make sure you get your donations or founder member requests to us as quick as you can. All the payment details are on the appeal page. Any donations are greatly received even if you do not want the be a founder member or purchase a stone. Just use the bank details on the appeal page or send us a cheque made payable to : Helston Railway Company Ltd. […]