Edinburgh Bus Station

Edinburgh Bus Station is the bus station serving central Edinburgh which opened in its present form in February 2003.It is located on Elder Street where the buses enter, with pedestrian access at Elder Street and St Andrew Square. Buses and coaches serve Glasgow, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Fife. Megabus and National Express also serve this station to destinations in England and Wales. The Bus Station along with the adjacent Multrees Walk development, including Harvey Nichols and a host of other high end retailers was designed by the Edinburgh office of the architectural firm CDA.From May 2014, the bus station has been served by the adjacent St Andrew Square tram stop of Edinburgh Trams, giving a direct connection to/from Edinburgh Airport.HistorySt Andrew Square bus station was opened in April 1957 by the Scottish Motor Traction company, with 16 stances over 5 platforms with underground subways connecting the platforms. By the late 1960s an office block was built on the air space above the station, with the building supports ate into the platforms thus reducing the space. The station closed on 2 July 2000 as part of developments of the site, which included a new bus station and Scotland's first Harvey Nichols store.