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Edinburgh Waverley launches new Taxi Zone

This week, Edinburgh Waverley station officially launched its new dedicated taxi zone in the New Street car park.

Network Rail and parking management company APCOA have collaborated to design the space to accommodate up to forty taxis.

The facility is the largest taxi zone in Edinburgh city centre, and will be used by both Hackney cab and private hire vehicles, including people carriers for groups of up to eight and standard TX taxis for passengers with mobility impairments.

Staff will be available throughout the station to take specific bookings at no extra cost, and if a vehicle isn't available immediately, passengers will receive real-time updates on their wait.

Around thirty thousand passengers per day pass through Waverley, the principal railway station in Edinburgh's capital city.

Edinburgh Waverley's station manager Chris King commented, “We're delighted to have worked with APCOA to create a dedicated facility within the station area which will be great for passengers, particularly for those with reduced mobility, or those travelling with children, prams or luggage. It has also generated employment opportunities for local people and offers convenient onward travel options to those who need it, with the reassurance of either getting a taxi straight away or knowing for certain that one is on its way.”

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They used to have an adequate Taxi zone within the station years ago until those in charge of the station screwed it all up in the name of progress in a similar way to how Edinburgh Airport screwed things up also in the name of progress.