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Tweedbank railway station

Coordinates: 55°36′21″N 2°45′34″W / 55.6057°N 2.7595°W / 55.6057; -2.7595
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Tweedbank

Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Thuaidh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationTweedbank, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°36′21″N 2°45′34″W / 55.6057°N 2.7595°W / 55.6057; -2.7595
Grid referenceNT522349
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTWB
Key dates
6 September 2015Opened
Passengers
2015/16 0.301 million
2016/17Increase 0.436 million
2017/18Increase 0.437 million
2018/19Increase 0.444 million
2019/20Decrease 0.420 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Tweedbank railway station in Tweedbank, in the Scottish Borders, is the southern terminus of the Borders Railway (the name given to the partly reopened Waverley Route). It serves the village of Tweedbank, Abbotsford House and the town of Melrose, as well as the wider Scottish Borders by means of a nearby park and ride facility. The station was built by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[2][3]

The station design uses a central platform with a line on either side. Services are normally provided by diesel multiple units, such as ScotRail's Class 158 and Class 170 trains.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Galashiels   Abellio ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Terminus

See also

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Network Rail Timetable, May 2015
  3. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.

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