Stow railway station

This article is about the 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 National Rail
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
Station code SOI
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
History
Original company Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
1 November 1848 Station opened
6 January 1969 Station closed
6 September 2015 Station reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
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Stow railway station /ˈst/ serves the village of Stow of Wedale in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was reopened as part of the Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels. It is the nearest station to the town of Lauder. Stow is the only station on the new Borders Railway at which not all services stop.[1]

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.[2]

Reconstruction

Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015.[3] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Gorebridge   Abellio ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Galashiels
Historical railways
Fountainhall
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Bowland
Line open, station closed

References

  1. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/sr1505_newcraighall_-_edinburgh.pdf
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.

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