Rail

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Edinburgh has two mainline stations - Waverley and Haymarket. The main station is Waverley located between Edinburgh Old Town and the New Town. 

You can plan your journey by visiting National Rail or ScotRail, if you are travelling within Scotland. 

Check the following live link departure board to see if the trains are running on time at either Waverley or Haymarket. 

Transport Focus

Transport Focus is the independent watchdog for transport users. They represent the interests of rail users in Scotland. 

For more information, please visit the Transport Focus website.

Trainline Trainline logo

Trainline is Europe’s leading train and coach app. We work with 270 rail and coach companies to offer our customers travel to thousands of destinations in and across 45 countries in Europe. Our aim is to bring together all rail, coach and other travel services into one simple experience so people can get the best prices and smart, real-time travel info on the go. Follow this link to visit Trainline website.

Trams Edinburgh Trams logo

To plan your journey, research ticket prices and to find out any travel updates, please visit Edinburgh Trams

The trams are all 100% low floor with level boarding, large door vestibule areas and wide aisles making the tram ideal for accessibility issues. 

Interest Free Season Ticket Loan (staff only)

Season ticket loans to meet the costs of annual rail and bus season tickets are available to all staff with over six months service. The loans are interest free and repayable from salary over a twelve month period.  More information can be found by following this link: season ticket rail loans  

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