Newbridge, Edinburgh

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Newbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Kirkliston. Newbridge (including Ratho Station) had a total population of 1,013 at the 2001 Census. [1]

1 Local Amenities
2 Transport
- 2.1 Road
- 2.2 Bus
- 2.3 Air
- 2.4 Tram
3 Schools
4 Sources

[edit] Local Amenities

Newbridge has an Industrial Estate, two car dealerships, a Royal Bank of Scotland branch, a pub, a McDonalds restaurant, a Petrol Station, a bookmakers, a cafe and a Chip Shop. There is a Scotmid nearby at Ratho Station. Larger supermarkets can be found in Broxburn. A Doctor's Surgery and a Chemist are located in Ratho.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Road

The Newbridge roundabout is one of the busiest junctions in Scotland. The M8 and M9 both meet here. An underpass allows traffic to flow from one motorway to the other without having to go round the Newbridge Roundabout. The A8 dual carriageway runs from the Newbridge Roundabout into Edinburgh City Centre. The A89 road runs from Newbridge Roundabout to Broxburn

[edit] Bus

Newbridge is served by several bus services. First operate three bus sevrices,

12 (Edinburgh-Newbridge-Broxburn-Livingston-Whitburn)

16 (Edinburgh-Newbridge-Broxburn-Livingston-Bathgate)

38 (Edinburgh-Newbridge-Kirkliston-Linlithgow)

Horseburgh operate a bus service in Newbridge, 555/777(Livingston-Broxburn-Newbridge-Edinburgh Airport-Gyle-Sighthill-East Calder-Livingston).

Waverly Travel operate route 63 (South Queensferry-Kirkliston-Newbridge-Gyle)

[edit] Air

Newbridge is about a mile from Edinburgh Airport's Terminal Building, However, the runway ends just before the M9 and planes often fly low over Newbridge.