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{{Short description|Railway station in Scottish Borders, Scotland}}
{{About|the railway station in the [[Scottish Borders]], Scotland|the former railway station in [[Norfolk]]|Stow Bardolph railway station|the former railway station in [[Gloucestershire]]|Stow-on-the-Wold railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Stow
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Stow Station.jpg
| borough = [[Stow of Wedale]], [[Scottish Borders]]
| country = Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.6917580|-2.8667745|format=dms|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Scotland Scottish Borders
| map_caption = Location in [[Scottish Borders]], Scotland
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NT456446|25|NT456446}}
| owned = [[Network Rail]]
| manager = [[ScotRail]]
| platforms = 2
| code = SOI
| original = [[Edinburgh and Hawick Railway]]
| pregroup = [[North British Railway]]
| postgroup = {{plainlist|
* [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
* [[Scottish Region of British Railways|British Rail (Scottish Region)]]
}}
| years = 1 November 1848
| events = Opened
| years1 = 6 January 1969
| events1 = Closed
| years2 = 6 September 2015
| events2 = Reopened
| mpassengers = 
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 70,698}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 8,272}}
{{rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 43,258}}
{{rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 59,806}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 75,818}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
'''Stow''' is a railway station on the [[Borders Railway]], which runs between {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}} and {{Rws|Tweedbank}}. The station, situated {{convert|26|mi|45|chain|km|sigfig=2}} south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of [[Lauder]] and village of [[Stow of Wedale]] in [[Scottish Borders]], Scotland. It is owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[ScotRail]].

==History==
The original station at Stow was opened by the [[North British Railway]] on 1 November 1848. Some timetables described the station as ''Stow for Lauder''. It was closed by [[British Rail]] on 6 January 1969.<ref>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=221 }}</ref>

Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34108746| website=BBC News| date=6 September 2015| title=Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century}}</ref> The new construction work was undertaken by [[BAM Nuttall]]. The station has two platforms, each of which can accommodate an eight coach train.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kelman |first=Leanne |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 |at=map 11E }}</ref>

==Services==
{{Borders Railway/Edinburgh Crossrail}}
As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half hourly service between [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] and [[Tweedbank railway station|Tweedbank]]. Previously some peak time trains continued to [[Glenrothes with Thornton railway station|Glenrothes with Thornton]]. All services are operated by [[ScotRail]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 May 2021|title=Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh|url=https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20210517/hXwE4cnwy36xZluTZrAvN4JbzVmpOp1uc_9h2Ii2Sos/sr0035_edinburgh-newcraighall_tweedbank_may_2021.pdf|access-date=10 June 2021|website=[[ScotRail]]}}</ref>

'''Rolling stock used:''' [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 ''Express Sprinter'']] and [[British Rail Class 170|Class 170 ''Turbostar'']]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{stn art lnk|SOI}}

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{{rail line|next={{rws|Galashiels}}|previous={{rws|Gorebridge}}|route=[[ScotRail]]<br>{{small|[[Borders Railway]]}}|col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Edinburgh Crossrail}}}}
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{{rail line |next={{rws|Bowland}}|previous={{rws|Fountainhall}}|route=[[North British Railway]]<br>{{small|[[Waverley Route]]}}|col={{NBR colour}} |lightcol={{NBR light}}}}
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{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail}}

[[Category:Borders Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the Scottish Borders]]
[[Category:Former North British Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in Scotland]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2015]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail]]
[[Category:Reopened railway stations in Great Britain]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1969 disestablishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Scotland]]