Date: 26/02/2018

A study of the Borders Railway's second year has shown its 'sustained, positive and measurable impact', according to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf. He was responding to new research into the Edinburgh to Tweedbank line which opened in September 2015. Mr Yousaf said it proved that communities were benefiting along the length of the route.

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Borders Railway's success 'sustained'

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The transport minister says a study of the route's second year shows its "positive and measurable impact".

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