Stow railway station
Stow | |
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Location | Stow of Wedale, Scottish Borders Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°41′30″N 2°52′00″W / 55.6917580°N 2.8667745°WCoordinates: 55°41′30″N 2°52′00″W / 55.6917580°N 2.8667745°W |
Grid reference | NT456446 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SOI |
History | |
Original company | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Key dates | |
1 November 1848 | Opened |
6 January 1969 | Closed |
6 September 2015 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 67,474 |
2017/18 | 69,834 |
2018/19 | 71,222 |
2019/20 | 70,698 |
2020/21 | 8,272 |
Location | |
Stow Location in Scottish Borders, Scotland | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Stow is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 26 miles 45 chains (43 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Lauder and village of Stow of Wedale in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Abellio ScotRail.
History[]
The original station at Stow was opened by the North British Railway on 1 November 1848. Some timetables described the station as Stow for Lauder. It was closed by British Rail on 6 January 1969.[1]
Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall. The station has two platforms, each of which can accommodate an eight coach train.[3]
Services[]
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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 Abellio ScotRail.[4]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References[]
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ^ Kelman, Leanne (December 2017) [1987]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 11E. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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External links[]
- Media related to Stow railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Stow railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Gorebridge | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Galashiels | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Fountainhall | North British Railway Waverley Route |
Bowland |
- Borders Railway
- Railway stations in the Scottish Borders
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2015
- Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- 1848 establishments in Scotland
- 1969 disestablishments in Scotland
- 2015 establishments in Scotland