Gorebridge | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Gorebridge, Midlothian |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.8403°N -3.0467°W |
Map Type: | Scotland Midlothian |
Owned: | Network Rail |
Manager: | ScotRail |
Platforms: | 1 |
Code: | GBG |
Original: | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | |
Years: | 14 July 1847 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 6 January 1969 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 6 September 2015 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Gorebridge is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between and . The station, situated 11miles south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
The original station opened on 14 July 1847 as part of the North British Railway's new line that was to reach Hawick and Carlisle. The station closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 as part of the overall closure of the Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Carlisle.[1]
The station and line reopened on 6 September 2015 on the new Borders Railway a new project reopening part of the old Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall on behalf of Network Rail and Transport Scotland.
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.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar