Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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Coordinates | 55°56′30″N 3°14′39″W / 55.94167°N 3.24417°W |
Public transit | Haymarket Murrayfield Stadium |
Owner | Scottish Rugby Union |
Operator | Edinburgh Rugby |
Capacity | 7,800 (5,800 seats) |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2019 |
Opened | 2021 |
Construction cost | £5.7 million |
Architect | Holmes Miller[1] |
Main contractors | WH Malcolms[1] |
Tenants | |
Edinburgh Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium is a rugby stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the home of Edinburgh Rugby.[2] It has a capacity of 7,800 of which 5,800 are seated.[3][4]
It was completed on 16 February 2021.[5]
Location
The stadium is located next to Murrayfield Stadium, in the Murrayfield area of the city.[6]
Structure and facilities
The stadium consists 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.[3]
Transport
Buses
The stadium is served by Lothian Buses.[7]
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 | ||
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Haymarket towards York Place |
York Place - Edinburgh Airport | Balgreen towards Airport |
References
- ^ a b "Home at Last: New Edinburgh Rugby stadium completed". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ Now, Scottish Construction. "In pictures: Construction continues at Edinburgh Rugby stadium". Scottish Construction Now.
- ^ a b "Key Information". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ "In pictures: Edinburgh Rugby's new stadium takes shape". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "HOME AT LAST - NEW EDINBURGH RUGBY STADIUM COMPLETED". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Work to start on building 'mini Murrayfield'". September 9, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BT Murrayfield Travel Information – Lothian Buses". www.lothianbuses.com.