900 Edinburgh–Glasgow

900
Plaxton Panorama bodied Volvo B11RLE at Buchanan bus station, Glasgow, in September 2022
Overview
Operator	Scottish Citylink
Route
Start	Edinburgh bus station
Via	Harthill
End	Buchanan bus station
Service
Frequency	15 minutes (daytime) 30 minutes (evening) 60 minutes (overnight & early morning)

The 900 is a bus service, operated by Scottish Citylink, which runs between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

History

24-hour operation was introduced on 2 October 2017. ^{[1] [2] [3]} In January 2020, eighteen double-decker Plaxton Panorama coaches were introduced, replacing the single-deck coaches that previously operated on the route. ^{[4] [5]}

Operation

The route is operated under the Scottish Citylink brand, using vehicles supplied by Stagecoach West Scotland and Park's of Hamilton. ^{[5] [6]} The 900 operates every 15 minutes during the day, every 30 minutes in the evening, and hourly overnight. ^[7]

Calling points

• Edinburgh bus station (night journeys start on St David Street instead)
• Princes Street (West)
• Shandwick Place
• Haymarket railway station
• Wester Coates
• Murrayfield (Ormidale Terrace)
• Murrayfield Road
• Western Corner
• Corstorphine (opposite Edinburgh Zoo)
• Corstorphine (Drum Brae South)
• Maybury (for East Craigs)
• Gogarburn A8 (RBS Gogarburn)
• Edinburgh Airport (night journeys only)
• Airport Hotels (night journeys only)
• Ingliston Road (RHC)
• Ratho Station
• Newbridge (Lochend Road)
• Livingston Deer Park (Knightsridge) (late evening, night and early morning journeys only)
• Heart of Scotland services
• Eurocentral (for Maxim Park) (alternates with Baillieston on daytimes, all calls during evening and night)
• Baillieston (alternates with Eurocentral on daytimes, all calls during evening and night)
• Easterhouse
• Buchanan bus station, Glasgow

References

1. "New 24/7 bus between Glasgow and Edinburgh". BBC News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. Young, Gregor (2 October 2017). "A new 24/7 bus route is opening between Glasgow and Edinburgh". The National. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. Stephen, Phyllis (3 October 2017). "Citylink introduce 24 hour Edinburgh to Glasgow service". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. "18 Plaxton Panorama coaches meet growing demand on Edinburgh-Glasgow Citylink express". Focus Transport. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
5. Cork, Laura (10 January 2020). "Scottish Citylink invests £7m in Edinburgh-Glasgow fleet upgrade". Transport Engineer. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
6. Schofield, Claire (13 January 2020). "Scottish Citylink offering free bus travel on services between Edinburgh and Glasgow this weekend". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. "Route 900 timetable" (PDF). Scottish Citylink. Retrieved 15 February 2022.