Fort William railway station
Fort William 
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| Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Fort William |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Coordinates | 56°49′15″N 5°06′17″W / 56.8207°N 5.1047°WCoordinates: 56°49′15″N 5°06′17″W / 56.8207°N 5.1047°W |
| Grid reference | NN105741 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FTW |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.139 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.136 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.146 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.144 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.140 million |
| – Interchange | 339 |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 13 June 1975 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fort William from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Fort William railway station is a railway station serving the town of Fort William in the Highland region of Scotland.
The present Fort William station opened by British Rail on 13 June 1975. It replaced the original terminus which was further west and alongside Loch Linnhe at Station Square, at the time in close proximity to then location of Macbrayne's former bus station. The old station was a stone built construction featuring a turret and a double arched entranceway. The station had three platforms, and was demolished in 1975 to make way for the Fort William bypass.
The current station lies in the shadow of Ben Nevis. The present station buildings are a 1970s grey concrete construction.
The station is on the West Highland Line and the starting point for The Jacobite, the only scheduled steam hauled train to run on the mainline in Great Britain.
Refurbishment of the facilities at Fort William railway station was completed in 2007 thanks to a £750,000 investment. The refurbishment includes new shower facilities and refurbished toilets. The shower facilities include two showers for ladies, two for gentlemen and one unisex shower facility for disabled people. Use of these shower facilities is free of charge for first class Caledonian Sleeper ticket holders and costs £3.50 for standard passengers and station users.
As of the summer 2016 timetable, Fort William has three daytime trains per day in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, running between Glasgow Queen Street and Mallaig. There is also a daily early morning service to Mallaig that starts at Fort William, with a similar return service in the evening (this connects into/out of the London sleeper). The Caledonian Sleeper operates six nights per week (not Saturdays) from London Euston, starting/terminating at Fort William. The sleeper also carries seated coaches and can thus be used as a regular service train to/from Glasgow (Queen Street Low Level) and Edinburgh Waverley.
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