A councillor has issued a rallying call for the extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle after the Scottish Borders Council convenor warned that work would not start
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Organisations share proposals to improve border connectivity
Organisations have shared their responses to the call for evidence to the Union Connectivity Review. Belford Parish Council, located south of Berwick, have put forward a railway station at Belford,
Continue readingScotland withholds engagement with Union Connectivity review
The Scottish government has blocked officials from engaging with the union connectivity review, whose terms of reference were published in early October. One of the options being put forward to
Continue readingScottish politicians back Borders Railway extension following questions about viability
Two Scottish politicians have backed proposals to extend the Borders Railway following an article in the local press that questioned the viability of the proposal. Click here for the article
Continue reading2018-19 Station Usage figures release shows new station progress
The Office of Rail and Road released the estimate of station usage figures for 2018-19 in January 2020 enabling a review of passenger numbers at the recent additions to the
Continue readingRailfuture Scotland shares expansion opportunities
Railfuture Scotland has shared documents that show opportunities to expand the rail network, updating documents that were shared in 2014. Many of the schemes proposed are familiar to readers of
Continue readingGrowth Deal allocates £10m to Borders Railway extension study
The signing of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth deal has confirmed the allocation of funding for feasibility work to extend the Borders Railway. Click here for the article
Continue readingGovernment backs Borders Railway extension study
In a letter from the Scottish Secretary, the government has confirmed that it backs a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway. This follows the completion of a corridor study
Continue readingTransport study backs further studies into extending Border Railway
The final report of The Borders Transport Corridors Study-Pre Appraisal has been published supporting further studies into an extension of the Borders Railway. The railway could be extended southwards towards
Continue readingAGM demonstrates support for Border Railway extension
The 19th AGM for the Campaign for Borders Rail has shown support for extending the Border Railway across the political and leadership spectrum. Click here for the article
Continue readingFurther growth in passenger numbers for Borders Railway
Passenger numbers on the Borders Railway grew 5.8% in its third year of operation to reach 1.5 million passenger journeys in a year. There have been more than 4 million
Continue readingBorders MP asks about extending railway in parliament
A Borders MP has asked the government about the progress being made on improving transport links in the borders area, particularly the extension to the Borders Railway. A report has
Continue readingDraft report recommends extensions to the Borders Railway
A draft Borders Transport Corridors Study has been released with 21 recommendations to improve transport in the region. These included further studies into extensions of the Borders Railway towards Hawick,
Continue readingBorders campaign renews call to reach Carlisle
The Campaign for Borders Railway has said that it is more active than ever to extend the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank towards Cumbria Source: BBC News
Continue readingNew stations establish themselves in latest estimates of station usage
New railway stations have established themselves in the latest estimates of station usage for 2016/17 published by the ORR on Friday. A summary of the railway stations discussed in this
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