Waverley Steps

Leading beside the Balmoral Hotel from
Edinburgh Waverley Station to Princes Street

Waverley Steps

New escalators, opened January 30 2012

The Balmoral Hotel can be seen in the upper right corner

Newly installed escalators at Waverley Steps, leading from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Princes Street  -  2012

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs                                                                                                                  Photograph taken January 30 2012

 

Enlarge this photo

   Newly installed escalators at Waverley Steps, leading from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Princes Street  -  2012 © 

 

Waverley Steps

Wind

The exit from Edinburgh Waverley station to Princes Street has given many visitors a wet and windy introduction to Edinburgh. 

Valentine's Postcard  - Waverley Steps  -  Posted 1936 ©

But not this route is more welcoming.   See below.

Escalators

After being closed for several months, Waverley Steps reopened on Monday, January 30, 2012, with:

-  a glass roof.

-  escalators AND steps leading from the station to Princes Street.

I took this photo on the day that the Waverley Steps reopened:

Newly installed escalators at Waverley Steps, leading from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Princes Street  -  2012 © 

 

Waverley Steps

Waverley Station

 

__________________