Border Railway Construction Talks To Be Held

A number of meetings are to be held to update the public on the Borders railway line, the BBC has said.

Construction work has been ongoing along the route of the Borders to Edinburgh railway line.

Work on the project, which is valued at £220m, began on the route earlier this year and as part of the meetings, members of the project team and detailed designs of the scheme will be available for interested residents to look at.


A total of six community meetings have been arranged to take place at sites along the route and include:

• Tweedbank Community Centre, Monday 10 June from 4 to 7pm



• Galashiels Rugby Club, Thursday 13 June from 4 to 7pm



• Old Gala House, Galashiels, Monday 17 June from 1 to 7pm



• Macfie Hall, Heriot, Tuesday 18 June from 4 to 7pm



• Fountainhall Village Hall, Monday 24 June from 4 to 7pm



• Stow Town Hall, Thursday 27 June from 4 to 7pm

Network Rail has estimated that around 500 jobs will be created between now and the 2015 deadline for reopening the line. The route will re-establish a passenger rail link between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders for the first time in more than 40 years.

(JP/CD)