Edinburgh–Borders Railway

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The Edinburgh–Borders Railway is a modern Scottish rail line reconnecting Edinburgh with the Scottish Borders, providing both commuter and regional passenger services.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger rail service ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Borders Railway ⓘ
constructionStart 2013 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
electrification not electrified ⓘ
fundedBy Scottish Government ⓘ
hasStation Brunstane railway station ⓘ
Edinburgh Waverley railway station ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Waverley

Eskbank railway station ⓘ
Galashiels railway station ⓘ
Gorebridge railway station ⓘ
Newcraighall railway station ⓘ
Newtongrange railway station ⓘ
Shawfair railway station ⓘ
Stow railway station ⓘ
Tweedbank railway station ⓘ
lineLength approximately 49 km ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 90 mph ⓘ
notableFeature longest new domestic railway to be built in the UK for over a century at time of opening ⓘ
openingDate 2015-09-06 ⓘ
operator ScotRail ⓘ
owner Network Rail ⓘ
partOf National Rail network of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: National Rail
primaryRollingStock Class 158 diesel multiple unit ⓘ
Class 170 diesel multiple unit ⓘ
primaryUse commuter travel to Edinburgh ⓘ
projectType railway reopening project ⓘ
purpose to restore rail connectivity to the Scottish Borders ⓘ
regionServed Lothian ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ
reopenedOnFormerRouteOf Waverley Route ⓘ
routeNumber 244 ⓘ
secondaryUse tourism access to the Scottish Borders ⓘ
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ
terminus Edinburgh Waverley railway station ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Waverley

Tweedbank railway station ⓘ
ticketingSystem integrated with ScotRail and National Rail fares ⓘ
trackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edinburgh commuter rail network → includesLine → Edinburgh–Borders Railway ⓘ
Newtongrange railway station → region → Scottish Borders rail network ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh–Borders Railway
Newcraighall railway station → railwayLine → Waverley Route (partly reopened as Borders Railway) ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh–Borders Railway
Gorebridge railway station → locatedIn → Scottish Borders Railway line ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh–Borders Railway