Edinburgh bus station under threat as owners plan to end lease with council

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— The future of Edinburgh Bus Station is hanging in the balance as its owners could attempt to redevelop the city centre site, it is understood. The council has been told its lease of the station in St Andrew Square will not be renewed beyond 2027 and currently has no replacement identified, according to sources. Transport convener Scott Arthur said be was “disappointed that such a modern and well-used piece of Edinburgh’s sustainable transport infrastructure may be lost”. Cllr Arthur said...

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Edinburgh bus station: Owners say they could extend lease after all or even sell site to council. The pension fund which owns Edinburgh bus station in St Andrew Square has told the council it is willing to consider renewing the lease after all - or even selling the site to the local authority. It was revealed earlier this week that Coal Pension Properties, which manages property investments for a coal industry workers’ pension scheme, had indicated it did not intend to continue leasing the site when its current agreement with the council runs out in 2027. But in an apparent change of...

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Edinburgh Council enters talks with bus station owners over future of transport hub at St Andrew Square. Edinburgh Bus Station’s owners have entered talks with the council over the future of the city centre transport hub. Representatives from Coal Pension Properties reached out to local authority bosses last week following reports it may not continue leasing the station beyond 2027 and could seek to redevelop the St Andrew Square site. Transport convener Scott Arthur said the firm was “open to renewing the lease,” although it is understood that their proposed terms would likely not be acceptable to...

www.thestar.co.uk—Crystal Peaks bus station: Pictures show state of interchange today as bus station remains closed. This was the state of Crystal Peaks bus station today, as it remained closed following a crash which cause major disruption on Monday night. Pictures taken by our photographer show both metal barriers and red and white striped tape in place to keep people away from the scene as well as debris from the incident. Details of what happened emerged earlier today The bus station was damaged after a bus mounted the kerb, destroying bus shelters. Emergency services were also called to the scene....