Tweedbank railway station
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| Location | Tweedbank, Scottish Borders Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°36′21″N 2°45′32″W / 55.6058578°N 2.7589963°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT522349 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | TWB | ||||
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| Original company | Network Rail | ||||
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| 6 September 2015 | Opened | ||||
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| 2017/18 |  0.437 million | ||||
| 2018/19 | 0.444 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.420 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 38,476 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.204 million | ||||
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Tweedbank is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 35 miles 34 chains (57 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the village of Tweedbank in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
History
The station was built by BAM Nuttall, and opened on 6 September 2015.[2][3]
Facilities
The station design uses a central platform with a line on either side. There is a 235-space car parking with 13 accessible spaces. There is a cafe and an accessible toilet which is only open when the cafe is open. There are waiting shelters on the platform. Bike racks are also provided at the station.[4]
Bus Connections
Borders Buses route 67 (to Galashiels and Berwick-Upon-Tweed) and route 68 (to Galashiels and Jedburgh) stop directly in front of the station.
Services
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(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.[5]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Network Rail Timetable, May 2015
- ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Station services and facilities: Tweedbank (TWB)". National Rail. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
Media related to Tweedbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Tweedbank railway station from National Rail
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