Princes Street tram stop
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Princes Street tram stop is a planned stop on the Edinburgh Trams route between Edinburgh Airport
and St Andrew Square. The stop was completed as part of the initial track laying work in Princes Street
in 2009, and was used to display the first delievered tram
in 2010.
Owing to the significant cost overruns, the tram route between Haymarket
and St Andrew Square
was cancelled, two years after the track was laid. This caused a significant amount of anger from various sources, and led to the council overturning this decision and announcing it would build the full route as far as the intended terminus in September 2011.
is the busiest shopping street in Edinburgh
, and the tram line will run right down this busy thoroughfare. The tram stop is intended to serve the National Gallery of Scotland
and Princes Street
. The tram tracks were laid in late 2009, and a cobbled area in Princes Street
indicates the proposed location of the tram stop.
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport is located at Turnhouse in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2010, handling just under 8.6 million passengers in that year. It was also the sixth busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest by aircraft movements...
and St Andrew Square. The stop was completed as part of the initial track laying work in Princes Street
Princes Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east. The street is mostly closed to private...
in 2009, and was used to display the first delievered tram
Edinburgh Tram (vehicle)
The Edinburgh Tram is a bespoke fleet of 27 trams built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, better known as CAF of Beasain, in the Basque country of Spain between 2009 and 2011 for use on the future Edinburgh Tram line in Edinburgh, Scotland....
in 2010.
Owing to the significant cost overruns, the tram route between Haymarket
Haymarket railway station
For the Tyne and Wear Metro see Haymarket Metro station.Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest station after Waverley, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End...
and St Andrew Square
St Andrew Square tram stop
St Andrew Square tram stop is a planned Edinburgh Trams stops serving the Princes Street area of Edinburgh. The stop was intended to be one on the line from Edinburgh Airport to Newhaven, but when the planned network was truncated to a single route from the airport to the city centre it became the...
was cancelled, two years after the track was laid. This caused a significant amount of anger from various sources, and led to the council overturning this decision and announcing it would build the full route as far as the intended terminus in September 2011.
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Princes StreetPrinces Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east. The street is mostly closed to private...
is the busiest shopping street in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, and the tram line will run right down this busy thoroughfare. The tram stop is intended to serve the National Gallery of Scotland
National Gallery of Scotland
The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national art gallery of Scotland. An elaborate neoclassical edifice, it stands on The Mound, between the two sections of Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens...
and Princes Street
Princes Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east. The street is mostly closed to private...
. The tram tracks were laid in late 2009, and a cobbled area in Princes Street
Princes Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east. The street is mostly closed to private...
indicates the proposed location of the tram stop.