The northern part of the Borders Railway - stations at Newtongrange, Eskbank, Shawfair, Newcraighall and Brunstane - are also experiencing huge rises in passenger numbers, according to a further blogpost on the ‘Not just sheep and rugby’ blog.![]()
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Marion Short of Campaign for Borders Rail is quoted:![]()
"The stats certainly make for very interesting reading and are indicative that there is now an even stronger demand for train travel within the Borders.![]()
"I would be hopeful that this encourages people to travel into the Scottish Borders for tourism purposes. I will definitely be cascading this information to my many contacts politically, those in transport agencies, Borderlands Growth Deal Group as this overall increase from 22/23 has to have a significant impact on the decisions of both Governments relative to the release of the feasibility study funding".![]()
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Borders Railway booming along its entire length
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by LESTER CROSS The five stations closest to the northern end of the Borders Railway experienced an even larger increase in passenger demand...Building On Success
We’re a long-established pressure group promoting the benefits of modern train services for communities across the Borderlands. Our grassroots campaign saw the rail link from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders reopened. Now we’re lobbying to extend the popular Borders Railway onward to Hawick and Carlisle. Campaign for Borders Rail is an independent community-based association with over 1000 members. Founded in 1999, it has been one of the most successful grassroots rail campaigns in Great Britain, a story of concerned citizens from all walks of life getting together to right the 1969 injustice of complete closure of the 98-mile Waverley Route through the Scottish Borders.
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