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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.
Galashiels Transport Interchange, a combined bus and railway station, shown in August 2015 In 1969, the historic Waverley Line , which connected the Scottish Borders to the national rail network, was closed as part of a wider series of cuts to British Railways.
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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]
Old Gala house by night. Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.The building was originally built as a tower house in 1457 by the Hoppringill (Pringle) family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas.
Tweedbank is a large village south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other (eastern) side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101. [2]
It was a modest affair, opening in 1864. The Peebles Railway station continued in use for the time being, renamed Peebles (Old). [1] [6] The train service now operated from Galashiels to Edinburgh via Peebles, as a through route; there were five trains daily, two on Sundays, with some short workings.
Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east towards Galashiels and Tweedbank. The station now serves as a park and ride for Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. Though the Waverley Route never had a station at this location, one did exist briefly at nearby Niddrie.