Waverley Route

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The Waverley Route was a historic railway line in Scotland that connected Edinburgh to Carlisle through the Scottish Borders, renowned for its scenic landscapes and later partial revival as the Borders Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railway
railway line
closureReason Beeching cuts implementation
surface form: Beeching cuts
connects Carlisle
Edinburgh
constructionStartDate 1847
country Scotland
crosses River Teviot
River Tweed
gauge standard gauge
hasJunction Riccarton Junction
heritageCampaign Campaign for Borders Rail
historicalSignificance linked Scottish Borders to national rail network
laterOperator British Rail
surface form: British Railways

London and North Eastern Railway
lengthApprox 98 miles
locatedIn Scottish Borders
majorStation Carlisle Citadel
Edinburgh Waverley
Galashiels
Hawick
Riccarton Junction
St Boswells
namedAfter Waverley
surface form: Waverley novels
namedAfterAuthor Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
notableFor rural character
scenic landscapes
openingDate 1862
operator North British Railway
partialReopening Borders Railway
partialReopeningDate 2015
partialReopeningSection Edinburgh to Tweedbank
passengerClosureDate 1969
passesThrough Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED
Midlothian
Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
Scottish Borders
Selkirkshire NERFINISHED
status partly closed
partly reopened as Borders Railway
structure Liddel Viaduct
Newbattle Viaduct
Shankend Viaduct
structureType tunnels
viaducts
successorLine Borders Railway
terminus Carlisle
Edinburgh
trackGauge 1435 mm

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North British Railway operatedLine Waverley Route
Borders Railway reusesRouteOf Waverley Route
this entity surface form: former Waverley Route
Borders Railway historicalPredecessor Waverley Route
Brunstane railway station railwayLine Waverley Route
this entity surface form: Waverley Route (modern alignment)
Stow railway station locatedOnLine Waverley Route