railroad.wikisort.org - Station

Search / Calendar

Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains (54 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Galashiels in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Galashiels
General information
LocationGalashiels, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°37′04″N 2°48′20″W
Grid referenceNT493361
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeGAL
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-grouping
  • London and North Eastern Railway
  • British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 November 1849Opened
5 January 1969Closed
6 September 2015Resited and reopened
Passengers
2016/17 0.346 million
2017/18 0.356 million
2018/19 0.360 million
2019/20 0.328 million
2020/21 37,486
Location
Galashiels
Location in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History


The station was opened on 20 February 1849 by the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway,[1] which later became known as the Waverley Route. The line was nicknamed after the popular Waverley Novels, written by Sir Walter Scott.[2][3][4]

Upon completion on 1 July 1862, the line ran from Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley via Hawick, covering a distance of 98+14 miles (158 km). The station, along with the line, was closed by British Rail on 5 January 1969.[1]

Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east from Newcraighall to Tweedbank. The current station is located slightly to the north of the original.[5]


Services


Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Fife Circle Line
North Clyde Line
Edinburgh Park
South Gyle
Haymarket
Edinburgh Waverley
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.[6]

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


References


  1. Quick 2019, p. 190.
  2. Caplan (1985), p. 5.
  3. Thomas (1969), p. 96.
  4. Thomas (1981), p. 60.
  5. "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  6. "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Sources




Preceding station National Rail Following station
Gorebridge   ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Tweedbank
Stow    
  Historical railways  
Bowland   North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Melrose
Disused railways
Clovenfords   North British Railway
Peebles Railway
  Terminus
Terminus   North British Railway
Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
  Abbotsford Ferry





Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии