The capital city and the second largest city in Scotland is Edinburgh, which is also considered as the eighth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
The city lies on the east coast of the central belt of along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea. As a popular tourist destination of the world, the city attracts more than 1 million international tourists.
Edinburgh also serves as the most competitive large city in the UK and also has the highest Gross value added per employee of any city in the UK outside London. FDI Magazine named Edinburgh as the Best Small City of the future 2010/11. Education and health, finance and business services, retailing and tourism are the largest employers in Edinburgh. The economy of the city is largely based on service sector like banking, financial services, higher education, and tourism.
As an important hub of the East Coast Main Line, Edinburgh Waverley serves as the primary railway station of the city. Waverley serves as the terminus for trains arriving from London King's Cross and is the departure point for many rail services within Scotland operated by First ScotRail.
Haymarket railway station in the west of the city centre is an important commuter stop. From several parts of United Kingdom, you can get cheap train tickets to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is served by both national rails as well as by First ScotRail. From London, you can get several daily trains to Edinburgh, which takes 3 hrs to 4 hrs to reach there.
Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket railway stations are well equipped with modern facilities, which are required for a world-class railway stations. Here, you can get car parking out side the station premises as well as cycle parking slots. Both railway stations are well connected with other parts of the city and you can get bus service as well as taxi service out side the station premises. If you are travelling through national railways, we can tell you that, you can get several offers as well as cheap tickets to Edinburgh from any part of the country.
