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.

Stow
General information
Location	Stow of Wedale, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°41′30″N 2°52′00″W
Grid reference	NT456446
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SOI
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 November 1848	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed
6 September 2015	Reopened
Passengers
2016/17	67,474
2017/18	69,834
2018/19	71,222
2019/20	70,698
2020/21	8,272
Location
Stow Location in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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
v t e
(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.[4]

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

References

External links

• Media related to Stow railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Stow railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Gorebridge		ScotRail Borders Railway		Galashiels
	Historical railways
Fountainhall		North British Railway Waverley Route		Bowland