The West Highland Line is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central Scotland. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine Wanderlust in 2009, ahead of the notable Trans-Siberian line in Russia and the Cuzco to Machu Picchu line in Peru. The ScotRail website has since reported that the line has been voted the most scenic railway line in the world for the second year running.
A First ScotRail train to Fort William crossing Rannoch Moor in August 2007
Train crossing bridge at Banavie
The summit of the line just north of Corrour
A Glasgow-bound train at Helensburgh Upper in 2020
Mallaig is a port in Morar, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. It faces Skye from across the Sound of Sleat. The local railway station is the terminus of the West Highland Line, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".
Approaching Mallaig harbour on the ferry from the Isle of Skye.
The Fisherman and Child sculpture by Mark Rogers at the entrance to Mallaig harbour
Sunset over the Sound of Sleat
Approaching Mallaig harbour on the ferry from Skye
