Why was the Haymarket Interchange Feasibility Study being undertaken?
Haymarket is already an important and busy area within Edinburgh’s West End. It is a key gateway through which the city centre, residential areas and the new financial district can be accessed by many modes of transport. The area is forecast to become significantly busier over the coming years as new rail services are introduced and development takes place. Changes in the area are already evident. There is investment to fund improvements at Haymarket station and Waverley station. Work on the city’s tram network has started and expansion of the financial services sector, the West End and the Exchange District continues. All of these will place a greater strain on the Haymarket area as the numbers of trips by pedestrians and public transport users increases. View a graph on the anticipated passenger growth at Haymarket Currently the station is of modest size; congested and inaccessible for many users; the pavements and public areas in the area are inadequate and in poor condition. Bus us
