Fort William railway station

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Fort William

Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan [1]
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The station entrance, 2017
General information
Location Fort William, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates 56°49′15″N5°06′17″W / 56.8207°N 5.1047°W / 56.8207; -5.1047
Grid reference NN105741
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFTW [2]
History
Original company British Rail
Key dates
7 August 1894First station opened
9 June 1975First station closed
13 June 1975Present station opened [3] [ page needed ]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.160 million
Spean Bridge
Line and station open
  North British Railway
West Highland Railway
  Banavie Pier
Line mostly open; station closed
Terminus  North British Railway
West Highland Railway
 
Banavie
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Mallaig Extension Railway of West Highland Railway
 Terminus

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