Opened in September 2015, the construction of the line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank constitutes the longest new domestic railway to be built in the UK for more than 100 years. The route was originally opened in 1849 as the Waverley Line and once linked Edinburgh and Carlisle via Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. However as with many branch lines and cross-country routes the line was closed down in 1969. Pressure from commuter groups finally persuaded the Scottish Parliament to endorse the partial reopening of the line in 2006, with construction work finally kicking off in April 2013.
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