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The station, along with the line, was closed by British Rail on 5 January 1969. [1] A train at the station. 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]
All stations other than Galashiels have park and ride facilities; at Galashiels, the local council built a £5.2 million bus/rail interchange. [ 62 ] [ 64 ] [ 69 ] [ 118 ] The station at Stow was a late addition to the scheme after lobbying by the Campaign for Borders Rail. [ 52 ]
Station name Postcode External link to map of station at MultiMap Code External link to livedepartureboards showing current departures and arrivals for this station Gainsborough Central: DN21 2EX: GNB: Gainsborough Lea Road: DN21 1AJ: GBL: Galashiels: TD1 1BP: GAL: Garelochhead: G84 0DB: GCH: Garforth: LS25 2QQ: GRF: Gargrave: BD23 3PD: GGV ...
Galashiels' citizens often refer to their rival as dirty Hawick while the 'Teries' retort that Galashiels's residents are pail merks, supposedly because their town was the last to be plumbed into the mains water system and so residents had to rely on buckets as toilets.
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The station was opened on 5 April 1856 by the Selkirk and Galashiels Railway. It was situated at the end of Station Road. On the west side was the goods yard which had six sidings and a goods shed. To the north was an engine shed and on the north side was the signal box, which opened in 1893.
Six of the stations were junctions at one time – Fountainhall (for Lauder), Galashiels (for Selkirk and Peebles), St Boswells (for Jedburgh and Kelso), Riccarton Junction (for Hexham), Riddings Junction (for Langholm) and Longtown (for Gretna). [216] [217] Spacious facilities were provided at Galashiels, Melrose, St Boswells and Hawick. [218]