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,
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Borders 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 reading »New 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
Continue reading »Pressure mounts on governments at Borders Rail campaign AGM
The AGM of the Campaign for Borders Rail has had a number of discussions focused on the pressure being placed on governments on both sides of the border to extend
Continue reading »Borders Rail campaign support growth pushes further extensions
The Campaign for Borders Rail has seen its membership numbers triple to over 1,000 in two years. The group is working towards extending the line that was opened just over
Continue reading »Borders Rail extension and Reston part of council plan
The five year vision for Scottish Borders Council includes extension of the Border Railway towards Hawick and Carlisle and the reopening of the station at Reston. Source: BBC News
Continue reading »Small business backs Borders Railway extension
The Federation of Small Businesses has backed the extension of the Borders Railway following the impact that the opening of the railway has had. Source: BBC News
Continue reading »Borders Rail study pushes extension
A report has highlighted the benefits for extending the Borders Railway south to Carlisle via Hawick. Source: Campaign for Borders Rail
Continue reading »Borders Railway to be considered in Scottish Borders transport study
Extending the Borders railway will be one of the options considered by a new study looking at improving transport provision in the south of Scotland across all modes including road,
Continue reading »Tourism figures add to Hawick extension calls
The strong performance of the tourism sector around the Borders railway line has strengthened calls to extend the borders railway to Hawick. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Campaigners call for Borders Railway extension
Cammpaigners from the Campaign for Borders Rail have called for the extension of the borders railway line so that it can benefit more communities. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Borders Railway reaches first anniversary
It is a year since the Borders Railway opened. Over a million passenger journeys have been made on the route, with it expected to surpass passenger forecasts. Benefits have been
Continue reading »Borders Railway beats forecast by 22%
The latest figures show that the number of passengers carried on the Borders Railway has beaten the forecast by 22%. Nearly 700,000 people travelled on the line in its first
Continue reading »MP backs Borders Railway extension to Carlisle
In a speech in Edinburgh, the Scottish Secretary David Mundell MP has advised that the extension of the Borders Railway to Carlisle is a realistic prospect. Source: BBC News
Continue reading »Borders Railway extension feasibility study backed
Parties across the political spectrum have backed a proposed feasibility study to investigate the possibility of extending the borders railway line towards Hawick and Carlisle. Source: BBC News
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