Gorebridge  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Gorebridge,Midlothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′25″N3°02′48″W / 55.8402696°N 3.0467408°W /55.8402696; -3.0467408 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | GBG | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
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| 14 July 1847 | Opened | ||||
| 6 January 1969 | Closed | ||||
| 6 September 2015 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  112,398 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 11,276 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  60,026 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 92,486 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 122,968 | ||||
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Gorebridge is a railway station on theBorders Railway, which runs betweenEdinburgh Waverley andTweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town ofGorebridge inMidlothian, Scotland. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byScotRail.
The original station opened on 14 July 1847 as part of theNorth British Railway's new line that was to reachHawick andCarlisle. 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 newBorders Railway a new project reopening part of the oldWaverley Line betweenEdinburgh andTweedbank, just beyondGalashiels.[2] The new construction work was undertaken byBAM Nuttall on behalf ofNetwork Rail andTransport Scotland.
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service betweenEdinburgh Waverley andTweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue toGlenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated byScotRail.[3]
Rolling stock used:Class 158Express Sprinter andClass 170Turbostar
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newtongrange | ScotRail Borders Railway | Stow | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Newtongrange | North British Railway Waverley Route | Fushiebridge | ||
Media related toGorebridge railway station at Wikimedia Commons
