CAMPAIGNERS for a major new rail route in Scotland have welcomed a report showing local opinion has swung behind the £295 million project.
A survey carried out for Network Rail, which took over the Borders railway project last year, found 82% of people living near the 35-mile route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank say it will benefit them or their community and 63% say they will use it. However, a significant proportion do not realise it will provide a direct link to Edinburgh when it is completed.
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