Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Tweedbank |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Coordinates | 55°36′21″N 2°45′34″W / 55.6057°N 2.7595°WCoordinates: 55°36′21″N 2°45′34″W / 55.6057°N 2.7595°W |
| Grid reference | NT522349 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TWB |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| History | |
| 6 September 2015 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Tweedbank railway station in Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders is the southern terminus of the partly reopened Waverley Route. It serves the village of Tweedbank, Abbotsford House and the town of Melrose, as well as the wider Scottish Borders by means of a nearby park and ride facility. The station was built by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1][2]
The station design uses a central platform with a line on either side. The track layout does not allow steam hauled trains to run around their trains and return so tourist trains will need to have a diesel or second steam engine at the rear of the train to make the return trip to Edinburgh.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galashiels | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Terminus | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Network Rail Timetable, May 2015
- ↑ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
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