Tweedbank railway station

Tweedbank

Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Thuaidh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationTweedbank, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°36′21″N 2°45′32″W / 55.6058578°N 2.7589963°W / 55.6058578; -2.7589963
Grid referenceNT522349
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTWB
History
Original companyNetwork Rail
Key dates
6 September 2015Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.420 million
2020/21Decrease 38,476
2021/22Increase 0.204 million
2022/23Increase 0.302 million
2023/24Increase 0.399 million
Location
Tweedbank is located in Scottish Borders
Tweedbank
Tweedbank
Location in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Tweedbank is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 35 miles 34 chains (57 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the village of Tweedbank in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

History

The station was built by BAM Nuttall, and opened on 6 September 2015.[2][3]

Facilities

The station design uses a central platform with a line on either side. There is a 235-space car parking with 13 accessible spaces. There is a cafe and an accessible toilet which is only open when the cafe is open. There are waiting shelters on the platform. Bike racks are also provided at the station.[4]

Bus Connections

Borders Buses route 67 (to Galashiels and Berwick-Upon-Tweed) and route 68 (to Galashiels and Jedburgh) stop directly in front of the station.

Services

Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Up arrow Fife Circle Line
Up arrow North Clyde Line
 Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Trams
South Gyle
Haymarket
Edinburgh Waverley Edinburgh Trams
Brunstane
Newcraighall
Shawfair
Eskbank
Newtongrange
Gorebridge
Stow
Galashiels
Tweedbank

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.[5]

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Network Rail Timetable, May 2015
  3. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Station services and facilities: Tweedbank (TWB)". National Rail. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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