Edinburgh Rugby Stadium

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium is a rugby stadium currently under construction in Edinburgh, Scotland. Once built, it will be the home of Edinburgh Rugby.[1] It will have seating capacity of 7,800 when completed.[2][3]

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Location within Edinburgh
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates55°56′30″N 3°14′39″W
Public transit Haymarket
Murrayfield Stadium
OperatorEdinburgh Rugby
Capacity7,800
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground2019
Opened2020 (projected)
Tenants
Edinburgh Rugby

Location

The stadium is located next to Murrayfield Stadium, in the Murrayfield area of the city.[4]

Structure and facilities

The stadium will be an all-seater stadium which will consist of four stands.

  • North Stand: 2,047 (Main stand)
  • East Stand: 1,480
  • South Stand: 2,704
  • West Stand: 1,564

There will be disabled seating in all areas of the ground with a dedicated disabled terrace in the North Stand.[2]

Transport

Buses

The stadium is served by Lothian Buses.[5]

Rail

Despite the line running adjacent to the stadium, the closest railway station to the stadium is Haymarket, which lies a mile to the East.

Interchange with Edinburgh Trams is available at Haymarket and Edinburgh Park stations. Edinburgh Waverley is a short walk from the St Andrew Square tram stop.

Tram

Murrayfield Stadium tram stop is located adjacent to Murrayfield Stadium entrance turnstiles on Roseburn Street.

Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station
Haymarket
towards York Place		   York Place - Edinburgh Airport   Balgreen
towards Airport

References
  1. Now, Scottish Construction. "In pictures: Construction continues at Edinburgh Rugby stadium". Scottish Construction Now.
  2. "Key Information". Edinburgh Rugby.
  3. "In pictures: Edinburgh Rugby's new stadium takes shape". www.scotsman.com.
  4. "Work to start on building 'mini Murrayfield'". September 9, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2019/09/bt-murrayfield-travel-information/

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