A world-class tram network is under construction in Edinburgh and scheduled to be running in 2011. This will become the vital connection from Leith’s redeveloping waterfront area to the city centre and Edinburgh airport.
Trams will provide quick high frequency public transport and will be integrated with Edinburgh’s already excellent bus network. Twelve trams per hour will link the Ocean Terminal shopping centre with the city centre, each able to carry over 250 passengers. 11 million tram passengers are forecasted within the first year of operation, some 17% of these being entirely new public transport users.