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Fort Augustus railway station

Fort Augustus railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h

About

Fort Augustus railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Fort Augustus was a railway station in Inverness-shire, Scotland on the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway between 1903 and 1946.

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Background

Description

The station was opened on 22 July 1903, 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. 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. From 1923, it was operated by the London and North Eastern Railway. The Highland Railway appointed Hugh Fraser as stationmaster in 1903. In 1910, J.C. Craig was appointed stationmaster. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 December 1933, and the station was closed in 1946. |next= |route=Highland Railway<br…

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Coordinates
57.1435, -4.6861
District
Highland
Postcode
PH32 4DL
Parliamentary constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

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Where is Fort Augustus railway station?
Fort Augustus railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.1435°, -4.6861°.