Editing Easter Road (section)

==Transport==

[[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]], the main railway station in Edinburgh, is approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} from the stadium; the walk between the two sites takes approximately 20 minutes.<ref name = directions/><ref name = "sfgg">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410095612/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/scotland//hibernian.htm |archive-date=10 April 2016 |url=http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/hibernian.htm |access-date=17 March 2010 |title=Hibernian |publisher=Scottish Football Ground Guide}}</ref> An extension to the [[Edinburgh Trams]] system, which serves the stadium via the [[McDonald Road tram stop]] on [[Leith Walk]], began operating on 7 June 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=This is where the new Edinburgh tram stops will be under the Newhaven expansion |first=Conor |last=Matchett |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/this-is-where-the-new-edinburgh-tram-stops-will-be-under-the-newhaven-expansion-1-5021635|newspaper=The Scotsman |date=10 October 2019|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/east-central/edinburgh-tram-extension-between-leith-and-newhaven-to-carry-first-passengers-from-june-7 |title=Edinburgh tram extension to carry first passengers from June |website=STV News |date=25 May 2023 |accessdate=25 May 2023 |first=Calum |last=Loudon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65825816 |title=Edinburgh tram extension carries first passengers |website=BBC News |date=7 June 2023 |accessdate=8 June 2023}}</ref> There was a [[Easter Road Park Halt railway station|railway halt]] immediately beside the ground, part of the [[Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway]], which was opened in 1950 and closed in 1967.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/Station%20list.pdf|title=North British Railway List of Stations|publisher=North British Railway Study Group|year=2009|access-date=31 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415013111/http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/Station%20list.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2012}}</ref> 

Easter Road is served by several [[Lothian Buses]] routes.<ref name = "lb">{{cite web|url=https://lothianbuses.co.uk/assets/files/Network_Map_170423_WEB.pdf |publisher=[[Lothian Buses]] |access-date=1 May 2017 |title=Route Map}}</ref> Services 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25 and 49 run down [[Leith Walk]]; services 1 and 35 run down [[Easter Road, Edinburgh|Easter Road]] itself; services 4, 5, 15, 19, 26, 34 and 44 run along London Road and routes 34 and 49 serve Lochend Road.<ref name = "lb"/> Several of these routes were affected by the tram construction works.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2020/02/network-changes-announced-for-next-stage-of-trams-to-newhaven-project/ |title=Network changes announced for next stage of Trams to Newhaven project |publisher=Lothian Buses |date=17 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> East Coast Buses routes X5, X7, X24/124, 104 and 113 also serve the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/new-routes/ |title=Map |publisher=Eas Coast Buses |access-date=22 April 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Visitors to the ground travelling by car can park in the surrounding streets.<ref name = "sfgg"/>