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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.
Continuing still not far from the Ettrick, the line ran to the terminus station at Selkirk. The length of the line was 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (8.4 km) from Selkirk station to the junction with the main line (Selkirk Junction). The figure of 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10.1 km) often quoted is from Selkirk station to Galashiels station, that is, partly on the ...
Trains from Galashiels railway station run every half-hour going down to hourly in the evening and on Sundays. Journey times between Tweedbank and Edinburgh take less than one hour. The town also has a recently-opened Interchange building which replaces the old bus station and is also situated next to the railway station.
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]
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]
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.
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.
Some stations have reopened on adjacent sites Bridge of Allan, Camelon, East Linton, Kintore and Reston. A 35-mile (56 km) stretch of the former Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Tweedbank via Galashiels reopened on 6 September 2015. The closure of the line in 1969 had left the Scottish Borders without any rail links.