as Charles Edward Stewart, by John Greenshields, was added in 1835. Railway Station is about halfway between Fort William and Mallaig on the picturesque West Highland Railway. Along with a regular rail service by ScotRail, the line is used by the Jacobite steam train. A private railway museum operates at the station, using the former booking-office, the disused signalbox, and some stored coaches. Viaduct Sir Robert McAlpine constructed the Glenfinnan Viaduct between 1897 and 1898. The structure, which is built entirely out of concrete, has 21 arches with spans of and reaches a height of above the valley. To commemorate the viaduct's centenary in 1997, a plaque was unveiled at the base of one of its arches. The landscape in which the viaduct is located has made it popular with film producers. In 1969, it was used in Ring of Bright Water, starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It has since come to prominence in the cinematic releases of the Harry Potter series. The Hogwarts Express, is filmed crossing the viaduct in several of the films beginning with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. The train filmed is the Jacobite Steam-Locomotive Train, a tourist train. In popular culture In the Highlander universe, Connor and Duncan MacLeod are both Scots born in Glenfinnan in 1518 and 1592, respectively. Eilean Donan castle is used as a stand-in for Glenfinnan in the franchise. References External links Welcome to Glenfinnan 29 large image slide show of Glenfinnan for phones to 60 inch TVs Photographs and Information from Strolling Guides Glenfinnan Community Council Populated places in Lochaber