Transport
A city for 21st century transport and communications
Edinburgh is a major transport hub for Scotland, with arterial road and rail routes that connect the city to the rest of Scotland and with England. It is connected to the north of Scotland by the famous feats of engineering, the Forth Rail Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge.
Most public transport trips in Edinburgh are taken by bus, with Lothian Buses and First Bus operating an extensive system connecting most parts of the city, suburbs and surrounding city region. There are also plans for an Edinburgh Tram Network, a light rapid transit system of trams that would connect the airport and western suburbs with the city centre. Edinburgh Waverley is the main railway station for the city. It is on the East Coast Main Line and is a through station as well as a terminus for many services to and from London Kings Cross operated by GNER and to London Euston operated by Virgin Trains and First Scotrail, as well as services from within Scotland operated by First Scotrail. Haymarket Station is a smaller station located to the west of the city centre and serves the business community especially well.
Edinburgh is served by Edinburgh Airport, located approximately 13 km to the west of the city, with scheduled connections to many cities in Europe and an expanding international long-haul route network, including daily flights to Atlanta and Newark.
"Greenways", dedicated bus lanes on primary routes into the city centre with strict traffic regulations, have been initiated in recent years. Improvements to the bus network have included guided busways in the west of the city and major improvements to bus services, such as clearer ticketing arrangements and better provision of bus stops.