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The scheme attracted considerable local support and it obtained its authorising act of Parliament, the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. ccxl) on 14 August 1896. [6] [7] The population of Fort Augustus was less than 500, and it was widely assumed that the line was a speculative bid to reach Inverness.
A First ScotRail train to Mallaig A Caledonian Sleeper train approaching Corrour, bound for Fort William. Corrour station is served by regular ScotRail passenger trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Fort William and Mallaig. Its station map is available on National Rail's website which shows station information. [36]
Fort William railway station serves the town of Fort William, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is on the West Highland line , between Spean Bridge and Banavie , measured 99 miles 37 chains (160.1 km) from Craigendoran Junction, at the southern end of the line near Helensburgh . [ 4 ]
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The Highland Sleeper service also calls in each direction daily (except Saturday nights southbound and Sunday mornings northbound), giving the station a direct link to/from London Euston via Edinburgh Waverley, Crewe and the West Coast Main Line, and providing an additional service to Fort William.
Craigendoran to Fort William (opened 11 August 1894) [6] [7] [8] - West Highland Railway sponsored by the North British Railway; Crianlarich to Oban [9] - Callander and Oban Railway, operated by the Caledonian Railway. There is an additional section from Fort William (or a junction near Fort William) to Mallaig, built as the Mallaig Extension ...
On Sundays, there are two trains northbound to Mallaig, the Caledonian Sleeper to Fort William and one extra to Oban only, plus an extra summer service to Oban; Southbound there are three trains southbound to Glasgow Queen Street. In summer months, the extra summer Sunday service returns to Edinburgh, avoiding Glasgow. [7] [10] [11]
Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland.It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, 0 miles 22 chains (0.44 km) from Banavie Junction, just north of Fort William. [4]