This article is about the tramway that opened in 2014. For trams operating between 1871–1956, see Edinburgh Corporation Tramways.
Tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Trams
A tram on Princes Street in May 2014
Overview
Owner
Transport for Edinburgh
Locale
Edinburgh
Transit type
Light rail/Tram
Number of lines
1
Number of stations
23
Annual ridership
9.3 million (2023)[1]
Headquarters
1 Myreton Drive Edinburgh EH12 9GF
Website
edinburghtrams.com
Operation
Began operation
31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
Operator(s)
Edinburgh Trams Ltd.
Number of vehicles
27 CAF Urbos 3
Train length
42.8 m (140 ft 5 in)
Headway
3–10 minutes
Technical
System length
18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC
Top speed
70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map
Legend
0.0
Newhaven
0.7
Ocean Terminal
1.6
Port of Leith
2.0
Shore
2.5
Foot of the Walk
3.1
Balfour Street
3.8
McDonald Road
4.7
Picardy Place
5.4
St Andrew Sq
( Waverley)
6.0
Princes Street
7.0
West End
7.5
Haymarket
8.8
Murrayfield Stadium
9.8
Balgreen
West Coast Main Line
11.4
Saughton
12.7
Bankhead
13.5
Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh–Dunblane
and North Clyde lines
14.4
Edinburgh Park Central
15.2
Gyle Centre
15.6
Edinburgh Gateway
Fife Circle Line
15.8
Gogar tram depot
16.3
Gogarburn
17.9
Ingliston
18.5
Edinburgh Airport
(special fares apply)
km
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Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is an 18.5-kilometre (11.5 mi) line between Newhaven and Edinburgh Airport, with 23 stops.[2][3][4]
A modern tram network for Edinburgh was proposed by Edinburgh Council in 1999, with detailed design work being done over the next decade. Construction of the first phase, linking Edinburgh Airport with Newhaven, began in June 2008, but encountered substantial delays and cost overruns. The line opened in May 2014, but only between the airport and York Place. In March 2019, the council approved the case for extending the line to Newhaven. Work on the extension started in November, and was completed on schedule in June 2023, despite being delayed for three months by the coronavirus pandemic.
In September 2023, an inquiry into the project, chaired by Lord Hardie, concluded that failings by Edinburgh Council and its arms-length companies were largely to blame for the delays in construction.
The service is operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for Edinburgh, in which the City of Edinburgh Council has a controlling interest. The service is equipped with 27 CAF Urbos vehicles. It runs at a seven-minute interval for most of the day, seven days per week. Fares and ticketing are integrated with Lothian Buses, with the same fares charged on both systems, except for services to the airport where the tram is more expensive.
^"Millions more tram trips following launch of new line" (website). Edinburgh Trams. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"New Edinburgh Gateway interchange opens in capital". BBC News. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^"Closure of York Place stop marks tram project milestone". edinburghtrams.com. 1 February 2022.
^"Inauguration in Edinburgh: Trams reach Newhaven". Urban Transport Magazine. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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