Planning is currently underway for if Hearts FC win the Scottish Premier League on Saturday 16 May.
If they do win, there will be a victory parade on an open-top bus through the city centre, with a route which goes directly past three of our tram stops (Princes Street, West End and Haymarket).
To ensure the safety of those involved, we will be de-energising the line between Picardy Place and Edinburgh Park Station. This means that we will run a split service, from Newhaven – Picardy Place and Edinburgh Park Station – Airport, from the start of service on Sunday 17 May.
The following tram stops will be closed, with no trams available: St Andrew Square, Princes Street, West End, Haymarket, Murrayfield, Balgreen, Saughton, and Bankhead.
Full service will not resume until Monday 18 May.
This is a changing situation, and we will not know if this will be happening until after the final games on Saturday 16 May – please see our social media channels for the most up to date information.
There are also disruptions to some Lothian services through the centre of town – see their website for more details here.
If the parade goes ahead, tram ticket acceptance has already been agreed with Lothian Buses and Scotrail to allow tram ticket holders to travel on their services, and will be as follows:
Lothian
- To Airport – Tram airport tickets will be accepted on Airlink from the city centre towards the airport (note, Airlink terminus moved to George Street east end during diversions).
- From Airport – Tram tickets from Ticket Vending Machines will not be accepted – customers should use Airlink (for the city centre), service 17 (for Leith) or service 18 (for the south of the city).
- Tram ticket acceptance will be in place on services 1, 2 and 22:
- Service 1 between Saughton Tram stop and Leith Street
- Service 2 between Hermiston Gait and Lothian Road
- Service 22 between Gyle Centre and Lothian Road
Scotrail
Tram tickets will be accepted on services between Edinburgh Park Station and Edinburgh Waverley.