page_title: Transport in Edinburgh
section_title: Bus corridors
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Edinburgh / Bus transport / Bus corridors
caption_attribution_description: English: An eastbound bus calls at Saughton East Halt on the West Edinburgh Busway. This is the last stop on the eastbound section, when it leaves it will shortly rejoin traffic on Stenhouse Drive. To the rear in the distance is where the busway bridges Saughton Road. The bus is Lothian Buses bus 628G (reg. SN51 AYM), operating route 2 to The Jewel (the G suffix on the fleetnumber denotes guidewheel fitted buses, which are needed to run on the busway, although they are not visible in this image).
context_page_description: Edinburgh is a major transport hub in east central Scotland and is at the centre of a multi-modal transport network with road, rail and air communications connecting the city with the rest of Scotland and internationally.
  Transport is an area under the control of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government who have the statutory power to control, fund and regulate transport projects of national importance within the city. Transport for Edinburgh is The City of Edinburgh Council's executive body responsible for the development of all transport projects within the city, and it brings a number of key transport providers together under one umbrella.
  Public transport in Edinburgh is generally extensive and efficient, but problems such as traffic congestion and the delivery of key transport projects in the city are a prevailing concern.
context_section_description: From December 2004 to January 2008, a 1.5 km long guided busway - "Fastlink" - ran between the west Edinburgh suburbs of Stenhouse and South Gyle, parallel to the railway line from Haymarket to South Gyle. There were four passenger halts on the busway at Broomhouse East, Broomhouse West and Saughton East and West. Edinburgh Trams, from the city centre to the Airport, now run on the corridor previously occupied by the Fastlink guideway with stops at Saughton, Bankhead and Edinburgh Park Station.
  Priority bus lanes on arterial routes into Edinburgh city centre, known as Greenways, because of the distinctive green tarmac used to surface them - were introduced in 1997. Currently the main Greenways into the city are on the following routes:
  A Traffic Regulation order bans general traffic from using these priority lanes during the day, restricting use to buses, taxis and bicycles. Red lines at the side of the road prohibit parking and stopping on Greenways as a measure to reduce the congestion faced by normal bus lanes caused by on-street parking. Most Greenways are operational between 07.30 and 09.30 and 16.00 to 18.30 Monday to Friday and 08.30 to 18.30 on Saturdays, with some exceptions. For example, on Glasgow Road, the Greenway is not operational at all on Saturdays and Sundays. On the main route into Edinburgh city centre from the west - the A8 - 55% of the 6.7 km route is inbound bus lane, whilst 54% is outbound bus lane. Lothian Buses and First Scotland East are the main providers of bus services using the greenways scheme, with services every 12 minutes.
caption: One of Lothian Buses fleet on a former "guided busway" in the west of Edinburgh. This has now been converted to a tram line.
exif: {}