Mallaig railway station

Mallaig railway station is a railway station serving the ferry port of Mallaig, Lochaber, in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is a terminus on the West Highland Line, 41mi by rail from and 164mi from Glasgow Queen Street railway station.HistoryMallaig station opened on 1 April 1901.The station was laid out as an island platform with tracks on either side. There were sidings on both sides, and a turntable to the south of the station, on the west side of the line, right beside the sea.Until 1968 two tracks continued down onto the pier, which was built and originally owned by the West Highland Railway Company. The tracks were removed when the harbour passed from British Rail ownership to that of the Mallaig Harbour Authority.The glass overall roof was removed in 1975 and the ticket office was extended at the same time.ServicesScheduled train services out of Mallaig railway station are operated by Abellio ScotRail. Currently, four trains a day depart Monday to Saturdays from Mallaig for Fort William, three of which continue to Glasgow (the fourth connects at Fort William with the Highland Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston). On Sundays during the summer three trains depart Mallaig for Fort William (two continue to Glasgow), but during winter months this is reduced to only one train in the late afternoon.