Fort Augustus | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Inverness-shire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 57.1435°N -4.6861°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 3 |
Original: | Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway |
Pregroup: | Highland Railway 1903-1907 North British Railway 1907-1922 |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
Years: | 22 July 1903 |
Events: | Station opened |
Years1: | 1 November 1911 |
Events1: | Station closed |
Years2: | 1 August 1913 |
Events2: | Station re-opened |
Years3: | 1 December 1933 |
Events3: | Station closed to passengers |
Years4: | 31 December 1946 |
Events4: | Station closed for freight |
Fort Augustus was a railway station in Inverness-shire, Scotland on the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway between 1903 and 1946.
The station was opened on 22 July 1903,[1] situated to the west of Fort Augustus on the banks of Loch Ness. The company provided two terminus platforms and one through platform for services to Fort Augustus pier.[2] The station also contained a water column and turntable.
The station was operated by the Highland Railway from 1903 to 1907, and then by the North British Railway until 1922.[3] From 1923, it was operated by the London and North Eastern Railway.
The Highland Railway appointed Hugh Fraser as stationmaster in 1903.[4] In 1910, J.C. Craig was appointed stationmaster.[5]
Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 December 1933,[6] and the station was closed in 1946.