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    The Hawick Paper


    Rail business case at ‘important stage’

    Friday, September 18th, 2026
    The Borders Railway currently terminates at Tweedbank Station. PICTURE: SCOTRAIL.

    Work on Scottish Borders Council’s case for an extension of the Borders Railway from Tweedbank to Carlisle is officially “under way”.

    In an update for elected members at a meeting of the Executive Committee last week, it was heard that the process has begun to deliver a strategic outline business case for trains returning to Hawick and continuing to Carlisle – with a focus on proving the vast social and economic benefits to the area.

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