Arriving in Edinburgh for the first time since their new tram system opened I obviously had to take a journey, so I ended up out here in the middle of nowhere. It's all very shiny, and when I visited, rather deserted and pointless.
The tram stop is to the left of this path, and the station to its right:
From the path you can get this view of the whole edifice, tubular footbridge included:
The approach to the rather monolith-black tower on this (the south) side of the line:
The entrance to platform 2 for trains westwards:
Up the stairs (or lift) to the footbridge, to look east along the line:
The footbridge is a rather featureless white corridor:
Over the footbridge on platform 1 we look at the exit doors from the stairwell:
Opposite the steps doors is the entrance to a concourse area:
Looking east from the other end of the concourse:
A stained glass window sits in one of the concourse walls:
On platform 1, looking east at a shelter and the station buildings:
At the eastern end of platform 1 looking west at both platforms:
Looking west from the end of platform 1, with the tramway curving over the railway in the distance:
The approach to the building from the north side of the line:
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