Borders Railway tickets: Single from Gala to Edinburgh costs £27

Tickets for the first trains to run on the new Borders Railway are now on sale, with a single from Galashiels to Edinburgh priced at £27.25 and a return at £31.80.
By Phil Johnson
Published 14th Jun 2015, 11:26 BST

However, it is understood that the prices quoted are an automated system error. A single is widely expected to cost closer to £10 when it is up and running properly.

Rail tickets can be made 12 weeks in advance of any planned journey, which means journeys for first trains to run for paying customers, on Sunday September 6, are available to buy from today on the ScotRail website.

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However, Galashiels is the only new station on the ScotRail website so far and journeys on Sunday September 6 appear to cost the same as a trip to Edinburgh via Berwick by bus.

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The Scotrail website is selling single journey tickets from Galashiels to Edinburgh for £27.25. An offpeak return is quoted at £31.80 and an anytime return at £42.40.

The same prices are quoted for tickets from Galashiels to Edinburgh prior to September 6 on a trip that takes passengers via Berwick-upon-Tweed by bus.

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