Bankhead, Edinburgh
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Bankhead
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Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Location within Scotland | |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | EH |
Dialling code | 0131 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Bankhead is a non-residential area of western Edinburgh, Scotland. It borders the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) and Hermiston Gait (M8 motorway terminus) to the west, the Calders neighbourhood to the south – accessed via a pedestrian underpass, Sighthill to the east, and South Gyle/Edinburgh Park to the north. It is mostly occupied by a large industrial park.[1] Amongst the companies here, Royal Mail and Burtons Biscuits have a large presence. Ethicon also had a plant here, but it has closed, and will reportedly be replaced by a sports facilities. Edinburgh College, the former Stevenson College and the Sighthill campus of Napier University are just to the west.
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]City Bypass
[edit]Junction 9: Calder
The dual-carriage Calder Road (A71) continues over the bypass here by means of a roundabout
Junction 10: Hermiston Gait
The M8 terminates here at a roundabout under the bypass with access to Hermiston Gait retail park.
Rail
[edit]The main Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line passes along the northern boundary and is served by Edinburgh Park station.
Tram
[edit]Bankhead tram stop is adjacently south of the railway line, close to the junction of Bankhead Drive and the South Gyle Access Road.
Preceding station | Edinburgh Trams | Following station | ||
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Saughton towards Newhaven |
Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh Park Station towards Airport |
Buses
[edit]- 3, 25, 34, 35, X27, X28 (Calder Road)
- 36, 400 (Bankhead Avenue)
- 2 (Bankhead Drive)
- 21 (Broomhouse Road)
- X22 (Calder Road)
- 20, 63 (Bankhead Avenue)