Tweedbank railway station
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]
Tweedbank | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Thuaidh[1] | |
Location | |
Place | Tweedbank |
Local authority | Scottish Borders |
Coordinates | 55.6057°N 2.7595°W |
Grid reference | NT522349 |
Operations | |
Station code | TWB |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2015/16 | 0.301 million |
2016/17 | |
2017/18 | |
2018/19 | |
History | |
6 September 2015 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tweedbank from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
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 | Following station | |||
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Galashiels | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Terminus |
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Network Rail Timetable, May 2015
- "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
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