Fort Augustus
Remains of the station in 1948
General information
Location	Inverness-shire Scotland
Coordinates	57°08′37″N 4°41′10″W / 57.1435°N 4.6861°W / 57.1435; -4.6861
Grid reference	NH375090
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Pre-grouping	Highland Railway 1903-1907 North British Railway 1907-1922
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 July 1903	Station opened
1 November 1911	Station closed
1 August 1913	Station re-opened
1 December 1933	Station closed to passengers
31 December 1946	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.

Overview

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Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 December 1933, ^[6] and the station was closed in 1946.

References

External links

• Fort Augustus station on navigable O. S. map

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  1-85260-508-1
• A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN  0-906899-99-0