Edinburgh Trams

EDINBURGH TRAM INFO – The Tram Stops

Page last updated Q4 2016

THE TRAM STOPS - AIRPORT TO CITY CENTRE

THE TRAM STOPS - & EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE

PHOTOS OF THE TRAM STOPS

Please click on the stop names for photographs and details of each individual stop.

THE TRAM STOPS 

The first section of tram line opened in May 2014 has Stops situated at:-

Edinburgh Airport

Ingliston Park & Ride

A platform foundation has been laid for the eventual development of the land between the Depot Ingliston P & R and Edinburgh Airport.  For details of early proposals. 

(pending) International Business Gateway *

Gogarburn

(Gogar Depot - non public use halt at the Depot)**

Edinburgh Gateway ***

Gyle Centre

Edinburgh Park Central

Edinburgh Park Station ****

Bankhead

Saughton

Balgreen

Murrayfield Stadium

For details of BT Murrayfield Stadium on match day click here. 

Haymarket

West End - Princes Street  (originally named Shandwick Place)

West End - Princes Street is sometimes a temporary terminus stop when special events take place on Princes Street. For details click here. 

Princes Street

St Andrew Square

York Place 

* International Business Gateway is a proposal for a multi use site near to Edinburgh Airport, bordering Eastfield Road, Gogar Depot, Gogarburn, A8 and the Airport. 

** The maintenance depot and the tram stabling sidings are situated at Gogar. The depot building has the control centre for the complete system. 

*** The Edinburgh Intermodal Gateway Station was a latter addition to the plans for this line and opened for service on 11th December 2016 as Edinburgh Gateway. It was a Network Rail Scotland project funded by Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government. This part of the construction was managed by Network Rail Scotland who are the ultimate clients. This station, provides a link for passengers from and to the Fife line and North East Scotland to the Tram Network. Passengers can change here and travel to the airport within five minutes. 

**** Edinburgh Park Station serves the Edinburgh to Glasgow lines. It was officially opened by the then First Minister, Jack McConnell MSP, on 8^th December 2003.

Please click here for the stops York Place to Newhaven

THE TRAM STOPS & EQUIPMENT 

All the tram stops should have ticket purchase facilities. Seperate equipment is available for season and entitlement cards. Security is provided both on and off the trams with CCTV and a customer services operative will be stationed on the tram along with the driver. A panic alarm is available at the stops. A dot matrix display is on show at all stops indicating times of departure and other relevant messages. A timetable should be visible on the side of the shelter. Seating, canopy shelter, litter buckets, and other furniture are situated at certain stops.

 

Some of the technical details

New CCTV warning and no smoking sign fitted on 11th February 2016 at St Andrew Square stop.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TRAM STOPS

Please click on the individual stop name above.

Some additional photographs including some taken during construction works are below.