The station, situated 26 miles 45 chains (43 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Lauder and village of Stow of Wedale in Scottish Borders, Scotland.

The original station at Stow was opened by the North British Railway on 1 November 1848.

[1] Stow station (and the line) reopened on 6 September 2015.

[3] As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank.

Previously some peak time trains continued to Glenrothes with Thornton.