The new Borders Railway won Most Innovative Project at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards. The awards recognise excellence and innovation across all sectors of transport in Scotland and the judges remarked on Borders’ ‘phenomenal demand’ since opening and its influence in ‘growing the economy’ in the south east.
The Borders Railway re-established a passenger rail link for the first time in over 40 years from Edinburgh through Midlothian to Tweedbank in September last year. The project included the installation of 30 miles of new railway and seven new stations as well as the upgrading and building of supporting infrastructure.
The new railway welcomed more than 500,000 passengers within the first five months of its opening.
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