Gorebridge railway station

Gorebridge railway station is a railway station serving the town of Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland.

Gorebridge
Location
Place	Gorebridge
Local authority	Midlothian
Coordinates	55.8404°N 3.0468°W / 55.8404; -3.0468
Operations
Station code	GBG
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2015/16	59,304
2016/17	98,218
2017/18	115,102
2018/19	123,930
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
14 July 1847	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed
6 September 2015	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gorebridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

Gorebridge station site prior to reopening

The original station opened on 14 July 1847 as part of the North British Railway's new line that was to reach Hawick and Carlisle. The station closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 as part of the overall closure of the Waverley route between Edinburgh and Carlisle.[1]

Reconstruction

The station and line reopened on 6 September 2015 on the new Borders Railway a new project reopening part of the old Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall on behalf of Network Rail and Transport Scotland.

Service

There is a half-hourly service from here towards Edinburgh and Tweedbank, calling all stations except Stow which is served hourly off-peak.

References

1. Thomas / Paterson, 1984
2. "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685.
• Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A. J. S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.

External links

• Borders Railway
• Video and commentary on Gorebridge Railway Station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newtongrange		Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway		Stow or Galashiels
	Historical railways
Newtongrange Line and station open		North British Railway Waverley Route		Fushiebridge Line open, station closed