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A campaign group has told a review into the completion of a railway route that it would bring 'significant strategic benefits'.
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An extension of the Borders Railway into England will be looked at, now that relevant funding has been accelerated.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Carlisle Hawick Riccarton Junction ![]() Hawick [2nd]: Looking south at the stump of the Waverley Route embankment through Hawick on 18 September 2013. ![]() Hawick [2nd]: View north at Hawick station as Waverley line services cross there on 12 June 1968. The southbound train into which mail is being loaded is the 1445 Edinburgh - Carlisle headed by D14, one of the early Peaks, still with its gangway doors. |
The Government has for the first time signalled that it is considering making Carlisle a major stopping point for the transformative High Speed 2 rail project. The consultation proposes that Carlisle becomes the point at which 200m trains from Glasgow and Edinburgh stop, and the 400m services suitable for the high speed line begin. To accommodate this, it is proposed that Carlisles platforms three and four are extended, and platform two is filled in.
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