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Edinburgh Trams

Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is an 18.5-kilometre (11.5 mi) line between Newhaven and Edinburgh Airport, with 23 stops.

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Owner
Edinburgh Transport Holdings
Headquarters
1 Myreton Drive Edinburgh EH12 9GF
Annual ridership
12.2 million (2025)
Began operation
31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC
Headway
7–10 minutes

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Edinburgh Trams

Nodes122
Edges121
Triples127
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016393
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Edinburgh Trams

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related to Route · 36
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related to Ticket machines · 16
Edinburgh Trams → Airport Zone, At, Consideration, Edinburgh, Flowbird Transport Ltd, Galexio-Plus, However, If, Lothian Buses, May, On, Passengers, September, The, Ticket, TOTO
related to Completion: 2013–2014 · 14
Edinburgh Trams → City, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Evening News, From, Haymarket, In June, Lesley Hinds, Lothian Buses, More, Originally, People, Scottish National Entitlement Card, Shandwick Place, This
related to Bicycle policy · 11
Edinburgh Trams → August, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Festival Fringe, Following, In May, June, Parliament, Pedal, Spokes, UK
related to Fare structure · 10
Edinburgh Trams → April, As, Citysmart, Lothian Buses, On, Ridacard, Ridacards, September, The, Ticketing
related to Business trends · 7
Edinburgh Trams → December, Edinburgh Trams Limited, Including, It, May, The, This
related to Further reading · 7
Edinburgh Trams → Horncastle, ISSN, May, Mortons Media Group, OCLC, The Railway Magazine, Vol
related to Ownership and structure · 5
Edinburgh Trams → By, City, Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh Trams Limited, Edinburgh Transport Holdings
Route map · 3
Edinburgh Trams → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Annual ridership · 1
Edinburgh Trams → 12.2 million (2025)

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Edinburgh TramsAnnual ridership12.2 million (2025)1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsBegan operation31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsHeadquarters1 Myreton Drive Edinburgh EH12 9GF1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsHeadway7–10 minutes1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsLocaleEdinburgh1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsNumber of lines11.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsNumber of stations231.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsNumber of vehicles27 CAF Urbos 31.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsOperator(s)Edinburgh Trams Ltd.1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsOwnerEdinburgh Transport Holdings1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsRoute mapview⟂1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsRoute maptalk⟂1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsRoute mapedit⟂1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsSystem length18.5 km (11.5 mi)1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsTop speed70 km/h (43 mph)1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsTrack gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsTrain length42.8 m (140 ft 5 in)1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsTransit typeLight rail/Tram1.00infobox
Edinburgh TramsWebsiteedinburghtrams.com1.00infobox
Edinburgh Tramsis atramway in Edinburgh0.90text

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