Tweedbank

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Tweedbank (2015-)

Station code: National Rail ScotRail
Where: Scottish Borders, Scotland
Opened on the Borders Railway (Network Rail).
Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).

Description

This is a terminus with two platforms on either side of an island and a large carpark. It is just north of A6091. The station is in the eastern extremity of Galashiels, being separated from the town by the River Tweed, and is just over a mile west of Melrose.

The nearest station to the north is Galashiels and to the south was Melrose (cliosed).

The line is supported and promoted by the Borders Railway Community Rail Partnership .

Tags

Terminus

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map




Chronology Dates

06/09/2015Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)Millerhill Deviation (Network Rail)
Newcraighall North Junction to Tweedbank opened to passengers with stations at Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank. Newcraighall Junction renamed Newcraighall North Junction.

News items

01/09/2023Next steps 'agreed' for extending Border Railway to Carlisle [News and Star]
11/08/2023Business event arranged to discuss the future of Tweedbank [Border Telegraph]
21/07/2023New coffee kiosk opens at Borders Railway station [Border Telegraph]
03/04/2023ScotRail adds more seats for Melrose Sevens [ScotRail]
01/02/2023Borders Railway: Scotrail defends 'completely unacceptable' train services between Tweedbank and Edinburgh [Edinburgh Evening News]
27/10/2022Secretary of State reaffirms commitment to Borders Railway line extension study [Border Telegraph]
09/03/2022Consultation seeking feedback on plans for Tweedbank to Eyemouth active travel route [Scottish Borders Council]
06/03/2022Supermarket giant Lidl embroiled in Tweedbank store bid battle [BBC News]
04/03/2022Campaign for Borders Rail look to extend railway to Carlisle [News and Star]
24/02/2022ScotRail apologise for minor changes to Borders Railway services [Border Telegraph]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

Galashiels 1897: Selkirkshire Sheet 08.02 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Selkirkshire)

Galashiels to Edinburgh: Including the Lauder and Dalkeith Branches - the Waverley Route (Scml)

Hawick 1897: Roxburghshire Sheet 25.07 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Roxburghshire)

Hawick to Galashiels: The Waverley Route Including the Selkirk Branch (Scottish Main Lines)

Last Years of the Waverley Route

North British Railway, Vol. 1 (Standard Railway History)

North British Railway, Vol. 2 (Standard Railway History)

On the Waverley Route

Railways Of Scotland 2: The Waverley Route DVD - Cinerail

The Waverley Route Through Time

The Waverley Route: Its Heritage and Revival

The Waverley Route: The Postwar Years

Waverley Route: The battle for the Borders Railway

Waverley Route: The Life, Death and Rebirth of the Borders Railway

Waverley: Portrait of a Famous Route