Stow railway station

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Stow is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 26 mi 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. Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015. The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall. The station has two platforms, each of which can accommodate an eight coach train.

Services

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

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