Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station in Tweedbank, in the Scottish Borders, is the southern terminus of the Borders Railway (the name given to 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.[2][3]
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| Location | Tweedbank, Scottish Borders Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.6057°N 2.7595°W |
| Grid reference | NT522349 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TWB |
| Key dates | |
| 6 September 2015 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 | 0.301 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.436 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.437 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.444 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.420 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station design uses a central platform with a line on either side. Services are normally provided by diesel multiple units, such as ScotRail's Class 158 and Class 170 trains.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Galashiels | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Terminus | ||
References
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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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