Stow railway station

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This article is about the closed railway station in the Scottish Borders. For the closed railway station in Norfolk, see Stow Bardolph railway station. For the closed railway station in Gloucestershire, see Stow-on-the-Wold railway station.

Stow
Location
Place	Stow of Wedale
Local authority	Scottish Borders
Coordinates	55°41′31″N 2°52′01″W / 55.692°N 2.867°W / 55.692; -2.867Coordinates: 55°41′31″N 2°52′01″W / 55.692°N 2.867°W / 55.692; -2.867
Grid reference	NT456446
Operations
Managed by	First ScotRail
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
1 November 1848	Station opened
6 January 1969	Station closed
2016	Proposed reopening
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Stow railway station is to serve the village of Stow of Wedale in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels. It will be the nearest station to the town of Lauder.

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]

Reconstruction

Stow station is (as of 2013) expected to reopen by 2016. The new construction work is being undertaken by BAM Nuttall on behalf of Network Rail and Transport Scotland.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Galashiels		First ScotRail Edinburgh Crossrail or Waverley Line	Gorebridge
	Disused railways
Bowland Line and station closed		North British Railway Waverley Line	Fountainhall Line and station closed

References

↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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