Fort William train station
You can reach 26 stations directly from Fort William on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Mallaig, with 10 trains a day.
Address: PH33 6TQ
Fort William is the nearest station for postcodes in PH33, PH50, PH49. Check your own postcode.
- 26 direct destinations
- 1,465th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 50 parking spaces
- 12 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Fort William
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallaig | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Glenfinnan | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Arisaig | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Banavie | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Bridge of Orchy | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Beasdale | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Crianlarich | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Corpach | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Corrour | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Lochailort | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Locheilside | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Loch Eil Outward Bound | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Morar | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Rannoch | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Roy Bridge | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Spean Bridge | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Tulloch | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Upper Tyndrum | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Arrochar and Tarbet | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Ardlui | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Dumbarton Central | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Garelochhead | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Helensburgh Upper | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Dalmuir | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Glasgow Queen Street | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Lines serving Fort William
Fort William is on the West Highland Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Fort William station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Fort William station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Fort William station is
176,226 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,465th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 224 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Fort William and Mallaig than any other pair: 58,268 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Banavie 1.6 miles
- Corpach 1.7 miles
- Loch Eil Outward Bound 4.1 miles
- Locheilside 7.4 miles
- Spean Bridge 8.4 miles
Facilities at Fort William station
Fort William is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 20:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 17:45 · Sunday: 09:30 to 20:30
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Fort William station
- Station Car Park 50 spaces, 2 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 40 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Fort William station
Fort William station is in Highland, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
12 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Fort William Bus Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Fort William station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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