Place Stow of Wedale Station code SOI 2015/16 39,656 Number of platforms 2 Original company Waverley Route | Grid reference NT456446 Managed by Abellio ScotRail Pre-grouping North British Railway | |
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Address Galashiels TD1 2SH, United Kingdom Similar Gorebridge railway station, Galashiels railway station, Tweedbank railway station, Eskbank railway station, Shawfair railway station |
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.
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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.
Reconstruction
Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015. The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.
References
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