Editing Fort William, Scotland (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Fort William sleeper.jpg|thumbnail|Arrival at Fort William of the overnight [[Caledonian Sleeper|sleeper]] train from London Euston.]]
Trains - The [[West Highland Line]] passes through Fort William. Owing to the difficult terrain in the area, the line from [[Glasgow]] to the south enters from the north-east. Trains from Glasgow to [[Mallaig]], the terminus of the line, have to reverse at [[Fort William railway station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/West_Highland_Railway/frame.htm |title=West Highland Railway |publisher=Railscot |access-date=2009-07-30 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701214448/https://www.railscot.co.uk/West_Highland_Railway/frame.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> An overnight train between Fort William and London is also ran by the [[Caledonian Sleeper]], this service is known colloquially as "The Deerstalker".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quine|first1=Adrian |title=The 1980s time-warp of the London-Scotland sleeper train|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27623739 |access-date=6 April 2016|work=BBC News|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> 

Bus and Coach Connections - There are Scottish Citylink busses linking Fort William Bus Station with [[Glasgow]], [[Oban]], the [[Isle of Skye]], and [[Inverness]] as well as various smaller connections to nearby places such as [[Mallaig]] and [[Glen Nevis]]. The stands for buses and express coaches are on MacFarlane Way adjacent to the railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getmyride.uk/macfarlane-way-bus-stop-fort-william-670000021#.WKYaPH8Uv-s|title=Bus Station (Stances 1/2) Bus Stand, MacFarlane Way|publisher=www.getmyride.uk|access-date=16 February 2017|archive-date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063723/http://getmyride.uk/macfarlane-way-bus-stop-fort-william-670000021#.WKYaPH8Uv-s|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Caledonian Canal]] connects the Scottish east coast at [[Inverness]] with the west coast at [[Corpach]], near Fort William.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calder|first1=Simon |title=The Caledonian Canal|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/simon-calder/the-caledonian-canal-2280212.html |access-date=6 April 2016|work=The Independent|date=6 May 2011}}</ref>

The Corran Ferry <!--not in Wester Ross--> crosses [[Loch Linnhe]], connecting the [[A82 road]] to the [[A861 road]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Camusnagaul Ferry |url=http://www.lochabertransport.org.uk/TransportinLochaber/PublicTransport/Ferries/CamusnagaulFerry.aspx |website=www.lochabertransport.org.uk |access-date=5 April 2019 |archive-date=6 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406152332/http://www.lochabertransport.org.uk/TransportinLochaber/PublicTransport/Ferries/CamusnagaulFerry.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fort William is located on the [[A82 road|A82]]. The closest motorway access is the junction after Erskine bridge (just off the A82) of the [[M898 motorway|M898]] near [[Erskine, Renfrewshire|Erskine]] in Renfrewshire, 98 miles to the south west, joining onto the M8 motorway and the south.{{relevance inline|reason=Why does the closest motorway access matter?|date=September 2024}}