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This page is about a tramway under construction from 2007 onwards. For trams operating 1871–1956, see Edinburgh Corporation Tramways.

The Edinburgh Trams project is a scheme to build a new tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland. Local public transport had been limited to buses since the closing of the city’s previous Edinburgh Corporation Tramways system on 16 November 1956.Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. As of 2017 it is a 14-kilometre line between York Place in New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 16 stops. Construction began in June 2008, and after encountering delays it opened on 31 May 2014.

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  • Tram works in Princes Street, Edinburgh

    Tracks being laid on Princes Street in November 2009

  • Gogar Tram Depot, Edinburgh

    Gogar depot in October 2012

  • Tram works at Haymarket railway station, Edinburgh

    Construction works outside Haymarket railway station in August 2012

  • Edinburgh trams, Shandwick Place

    Trams on Shandwick Place during driver training in March 2014

  • Tram Construction works (geograph 6733260)

    Construction work on Leith Walk in 2021

  • Edinburgh Trams Map

    Map of the Edinburgh trams route

  • Tram track at Haymarket, Edinburgh

    The segregated track begins in Haymarket Yards (March 2014)

  • An Edinburgh tram (geograph 3970422)

    An Edinburgh tram, pictured in 2014

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Edinburgh Trams para niños

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