More than one million passenger journeys have been made on the Borders Railway since it officially opened a year ago.

Friday marks the 12-month anniversary since the Queen officially opened the railway line - which runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank - on the day she became Britain's longest-serving monarch last September.

She and the Duke of Edinburgh were accompanied by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on a steam train journey along the £294 million line.

In its first year, the new railway's 21,000 services have carried more than a million passengers over a combined 35 million miles.

Transport minister Humza Yousaf unveiled the figures during a special event at Edinburgh Waverley station to mark the line's first birthday.

He said: "I am delighted that we are continuing to see the Borders Railway go from strength to strength with over one million passengers using the line during its inaugural year.

"Not only has the railway linked the communities in the Borders and Midlothian with the wider Scottish rail network for the first time in 46 years, but the increased accessibility has breathed new life into the region, boosting tourism and employment opportunities.

"We are now committed to working with ScotRail to strengthen the railway operationally, increasing capacity and delivering a comprehensive programme of refurbishments to rolling stock, which will mean more passengers can travel in greater comfort in the future."

The reopening of the Borders Railway re-established services from Edinburgh through Midlothian to Tweedbank for the first time in four decades.

Sir Walter Scott's former home Abbotsford House in Melrose has recorded a 12% rise in visitor numbers since the line opened.

Phil Verster, ScotRail Alliance managing director, added: "The first year of the Borders Railway has been a tremendous success for the communities the line serves - transforming the way people across Midlothian and the Borders travel.

"The new line has brought the Borders closer to the economic and social opportunities of Edinburgh, and given visitors to the capital a new way of reaching one of Scotland's most beautiful and historic regions."