Regeneration of Edinburgh gateway.
Halcrow helped City of Edinburgh Council to plan for the transformation of Scotland's fourth busiest railway station into a major, fit-for-purpose gateway into Edinburgh city centre – a world heritage site.
Passenger demand for Haymarket station is forecast to more than double to nine million passengers per year by 2031, more than it can accommodate. The station is a bus and rail interchange for Edinburgh city centre, and will incorporate a tram stop by 2011.
Project challenges and goals
- to create a larger station with adequate facilities to cope with increasing passenger numbers
- to identify commercial development opportunities
- to create new station concept plans
- to assess how various transport facilities would fit together
- to develop proposals for substantial adjacent land holdings
- to assess the cost and construction timeline for each phase
- Outcomes and achievements
- a strategy to accommodate growth in Edinburgh and regenerate one of the city’s key gateways for long-term usage and growth
Halcrow’s role
Halcrow's role was to manage a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, transport planners, development planners, architects and other related professions.
Halcrow delivered:
- multi-disciplinary team management
- a development scenario
- an assessment methodology
- public engagement
- ongoing stakeholder engagement
Halcrow contributed to the success of the project through its knowledge of Haymarket and the surrounding area and our established relationship with City of Edinburgh Council.
Halcrow provided:
- vast experience in public and stakeholder consultation
- extensive master-planning experience
- skills in development scenarios and options
- real-time traffic modelling expertise
- innovative design
- cost modelling