Edinburgh Gateway Interchange
Gogar, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · 2014-2016 (opened December 2016) · £41 million
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchCreated a key transport hub for passengers from Fife and the north to access Edinburgh Airport and the tram network. - Designed to improve connectivity and ease of travel in the west of Edinburgh. - Demonstrated successful integration of different transport modes.
Key engineering challenges
Construction of a new railway station and tram interchange. - Integration of train and tram services for seamless passenger transfer. - Building a 130-meter long retaining wall as part of the Edinburgh tram project. - Providing step-free access and modern facilities.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Network Rail
- Lead contractor
- Balfour Beatty
- Lead designers
- Atkins (engineering); Arup (engineering, overall Crossrail)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- Two 265m (10 car) platforms; 1500m² of concourse and circulation space; step-free access bridge; combined train/tram interchange.
- Disciplines
- Civil engineering; railway engineering; structural engineering; architecture; urban planning
- Standards & frameworks
- Network Rail standards; UK railway standards.
Sources: https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/41m-edinburgh-gateway-interchange-on-schedule; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Gateway_station; https://www.railengineer.co.uk/edinburghs-new-gateway/; https://lbfoster.com/assets/case-studies-pdf/edinburgh-gateway-ses-engineering-v2-2019.pdf; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORXEo9lK2Vc; https://riddellpm.co.uk/riddellprojects/edinburgh-gateway-railway-station/; https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-gateway-interchange-shapes-up; https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/2016/12/12/41m-edinburgh-gateway-station-unveiled/