Loch Ness

Location type

Water

Name and dates

Loch Ness

Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.
Opened on the Caledonian Canal.

Nearby stations
Beauly
Lentran
Clunes
Bunchrew
Ness Islands Railway
Muir of Ord Market Stance Platform
Clachnaharry
Inverness
Inverness Harbour [Station]
Inverness Innes Street Ticket Platform
Muir of Ord
Redcastle
Daviot
Moy
Allangrange
Foyers Power Station
Foyers Aluminium Works
Kiltarlity Power Station
Beauly Timber Estate Railway
Tourist/other
Urquhart Castle
Drumnadrochit
Dores
Foyers Pier
Aldourie Castle
Bona Lighthouse
Flichity House
Beaufort Castle
White Bridge
Dunain House
Fish Pass
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

  /  /1718Kiliwhimin Barracks
Barracks built near what would later be called Fort Augustus, built on high ground to the south of the River Oich at the south end of Loch Ness.
  /  /1729Fort Augustus [Fort]
A larger fort built to replace Kiliwhimin Barracks, on lower lying ground to its east but closer to Loch Ness for supplies.

News items

11/11/2023Recreation of Loch Ness railway connection that never was wins prize for Inverness model club [Inverness Courier]
16/02/2023New partnership for Caledonian Sleeper [Inverness Courier]
18/02/2021Which iconic Scottish scene was picked as the UK's favourite view by rail passengers? [Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter]