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  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Stow of Wedale |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Coordinates | 55°41′31″N 2°52′01″W / 55.692°N 2.867°WCoordinates: 55°41′31″N 2°52′01″W / 55.692°N 2.867°W |
| Grid reference | NT456446 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SOI |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Stow railway station /ˈstaʊ/ 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 | ||
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| Gorebridge | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Galashiels | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Fountainhall Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Waverley Route |
Bowland Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/sr1505_newcraighall_-_edinburgh.pdf
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
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