Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Fort William had 145,564 entries and exits, making it the 1,432nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 957th busiest (out of 997), with 66 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 398.81 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 42.41 passengers per service*, giving it the 112nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 399.36 passengers passing through the station and 42.53 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 38,326
Reduced price entries & exits: 107,238
Season ticket entries & exits: 0
Total entries & exits: 145,564
Interchanges made between connecting services: 204
Change in usage from 21/22:
+31,334 : 27.43%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 & 2 | 212 | 770 | Bay Platforms |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 001 | Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London | May24 |
| 023 | Glasgow - Oban, Fort William & Mallaig | May24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +45,758 (+45.85%)
Reasons for change:
2019-20 Estimates likely to be artificially low as Caledonian Sleeper journeys to/from this station are not included. West Highland line landslip in August 2019.2020-21 The number of entries and exits at this station increased by 53.6% in 2020-21 as a result of improvements to the methodology for estimating Caledonian Sleeper journeys. However, the figure presented is still likely to be an underestimate of the true usage at this station due to the inclusion of refunded journeys processed early in the year relating to journeys booked in 2019-20.
Location Details
Location: Fort William
CRS: FTW / NLC: 8827 / TIPLOC(S): FRTWLM
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 210615 774209
Constituency: Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Local Authority: Highland
NR Region: Scotland
ELR: WHL 99m 37ch
CRS: FTW / NLC: 8827 / TIPLOC(S): FRTWLM
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 210615 774209
Constituency: Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Local Authority: Highland
NR Region: Scotland
ELR: WHL 99m 37ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Fort William during 2022/2023:
•Mallaig (22,697 journeys)
•Glasgow Queen Street (20,428 journeys)
•Edinburgh (6,255 journeys)
•Glenfinnan (3,745 journeys)
•London Euston (3,492 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Mallaig (22,697 journeys)
•Glasgow Queen Street (20,428 journeys)
•Edinburgh (6,255 journeys)
•Glenfinnan (3,745 journeys)
•London Euston (3,492 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Fort William's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Banavie | 2.24 |
| Spean Bridge | 8.76 |