Fort Augustus Pier railway station

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Fort Augustus Pier
LocationInverness-shire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInvergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Key dates
22 July 1903Station opened[1]
1 October 1906Station closed[1]

Fort Augustus Pier was a railway station in Inverness-shire, Scotland, and served as the north terminus of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway between 1903 and 1906.

Overview[]

The station was opened in 1903 as the north terminus of the line, situated outside of Fort Augustus, located on the banks of Loch Ness. The station cost a total of £348 (equivalent to £38,205 in 2020)[2] to build.[3]

A run round loop was included at this station to allow locomotives to run around to make a return journey. The station building featured a general waiting room, but no public conveniences.[4]

The station was closed on 30 September 1906 due to poor traffic, and the station was dismantled when the track was lifted. Nothing of the station survives today.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 99.
  2. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ Minutes of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Board, 21 February 1901
  4. ^ Engineer's Report on the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway, Railway Department Board of Trade Reports Documented, 21 August 1901
  • 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

External links[]

  • Sub Brit Page [1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fort Augustus   Highland Railway
Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
  Terminus

Coordinates: 57°09′11″N 4°40′16″W / 57.15308°N 4.67100°W / 57.15308; -4.67100


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