 A new station named Banavie was opened on the Mallaig Extension Railway in 1901, still operational and now the location of the radio electronic token block (RETB) control centre for the West Highland Railway system throughout, except for the Fort William station area.The original pier station became "Banavie Pier" and served the paddle steamers on the canal that ran to Inverness and the location avoided the time-consuming passage through the eight locks of the 'staircase'.The West Highland Railway opened the Fort William line to passengers on 7 August 1894; operated by the North British Railway, until in 1923 it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway.