LATE night tram services will operate in Edinburgh from today to help festival-goers get home safely.
The extended timetable will run until the end of the Edinburgh Festivals season from August 5-29 with the last trams leaving Princes Street at 11.32pm Monday-Saturday and 11.33pm on Sundays.
There will also be a one-off extra late service on the Saturday of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, leaving Princes Street at 00.39am en route for Ingliston Park & Ride.
George Lowder, Chief Executive of Transport for Edinburgh said: “The success of Edinburgh’s Festivals is important to the economic growth and prosperity of Edinburgh and Scotland’s tourism market.
"With so many additional visitors coming to the capital in August we are keen to help passengers travel safely around the city by offering a late night timetable that suits their plans.
"This service will be a great addition to the city’s Festival programme and we expect thousands of locals and tourists to make use of the additional trams to travel to and from venues.”
Brigadier David Allfrey, Chief Executive of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo added: “The Scottish capital is renowned as a perfect stage for a fantastic range of events and festivals.
"The audiences - drawn from home and abroad - invariably seek to make the most of what is on offer.
"This year, Transport for Edinburgh has been hugely supportive and proactive in analysing our show times and working to best match the demand for transport.
"From a Tattoo perspective, this is very helpful as it allows our audience to enjoy the performance right up the last note, when until the Massed Pipes and Drums march back to barracks.”
Tickets must be purchased prior to boarding trams using the ticket vending machines at stops or on the Transport for Edinburgh App.
Edinburgh Trams recommends purchasing return tickets to make your journeys simpler.
Return tickets are available for both within the City Fare Zone and the Airport Fare Zone.
Meanwhile, cyclists have been temporarily banned from carrying bikes on board the trams while the festival is on due to the higher passenger numbers.
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