Princes Street buses would be cut

Edinburgh’s Princes Street would remain a cc es sible by buses, but the volume of services would be slashed and fewer bus stops could line the famous route.

Proposals released by Edinburgh City Council also indicate that investigations could take place to open up Princes Street Gardens to create a plaza across Castle Street. Project director Daisy Na ray an an said: “We have proposed three interchange points and we are working with Lothian Buses to see which of the key city centre buses still need to do that and which buses can just kiss the city centre.”

Changes to the layout of Princes Street and North Bridge are likely to take place towards the end of the ten-year strategy, with an initial timescale set between 2025 and the summer of 2028.

The council’s strategy states there will be a “reduction in volume of buses stopping on Princes Street”.

Four transport hubs would be set up across the city centre at the West End near Haymarket, Tollcross, Picardy Place/ St Andrew Square and Potterrow/nicolson Street.