Stow railway station

This article is about the railway station in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. For the former railway station in Norfolk, see Stow Bardolph railway station. For the former railway station in Gloucestershire, see Stow-on-the-Wold railway station.

Stow
National Rail
General information
LocationStow of Wedale, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°41′30″N 2°52′00″W / 55.6917580°N 2.8667745°W / 55.6917580; -2.8667745
Grid referenceNT456446
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSOI
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 November 1848Opened
6 January 1969Closed
6 September 2015Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 70,698
2020/21Decrease 8,272
2021/22Increase 43,258
2022/23Increase 59,806
2023/24Increase 75,818
Location
Stow is located in Scottish Borders
Stow
Stow
Location in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stow is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 26 miles 45 chains (43 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Lauder and village of Stow of Wedale in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

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.[1]

Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall. The station has two platforms, each of which can accommodate an eight coach train.[3]

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 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. Previously some peak time trains continued to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ Kelman, Leanne (December 2017) [1987]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 11E. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  4. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Gorebridge   ScotRail
Borders Railway
   Galashiels
  Historical railways  
Fountainhall   North British Railway
Waverley Route
   Bowland