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Scottish Citylink operates an extensive network of long-distance express services within Scotland, operating 19 routes linking the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling and Inverness, as well as linking some rural Highland communities to the main urban areas of Scotland. [2]
Bustimes.org is a transportation information website created to take advantage of Bus Services Act 2017 requirement for bus operators in England to provide bus timetables, fares and vehicle locations in an open data format, which can be utilised by app and website developers. [2] This DfT service is called the Bus Open Data Service.
Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: [3] the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%.
Bright Bus Airport Express is an airport bus link connecting Edinburgh city-centre to Edinburgh Airport. [1]
Subject to funding Edinburgh and Fife councils, the companies hoped to construct a dedicated hovercraft terminal near the promenade at Portobello and begin passenger operation by 2012. They estimated 870,000 people would use the hovercraft service each year, and sailings would connect with local bus services into Edinburgh and around Fife. [49]
The formation of the organisation was announced on 15 August 2013, by Edinburgh transport convener and former Lord Provost of Edinburgh Lesley Hinds. [2] The body holds the City of Edinburgh Council's 91% stake in Lothian Buses, and its 100% stake in Edinburgh Trams. It has been reported that TfE is the tenth largest employer in Edinburgh. [3]
In March 2006, a direct service was introduced between Fife, Edinburgh and London via Newcastle and Sheffield. From October 2009, M35 Cardiff to Newcastle began. [6] In May 2011, services were introduced between London and Norwich, Leeds and Edinburgh, and London and Swansea and Pembroke Dock with through ferry fares to Rosslare Europort in ...
The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line consists of those two branches joined by a short connecting chord at Carstairs. The Edinburgh portion opened for passengers on 15 February 1848, and the Glasgow section opened for passengers on 1 November 1849. The original Edinburgh terminus was at Lothian Road, until Princes Street opened on 2 May 1870.