. Photographed in June 2000, prior to the station's reopening. The original station opened on 14 July 1847 as part of the
North British Railway's new line that was to reach
Hawick and
Carlisle. The station closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 as part of the overall closure of the Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Carlisle. The station and line reopened on 6 September 2015 on the new
Borders Railway a new project reopening part of the old
Waverley Line between
Edinburgh and
Tweedbank, just beyond
Galashiels. The new construction work was undertaken by
BAM Nuttall on behalf of
Network Rail and
Transport Scotland. ==Services==