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Dayna McAlpine

Scottish Cup final 2022: Edinburgh road closures and Hearts victory parade route announced

Edinburgh motorists could face several road closures this Sunday if Heart of Midlothian bag their ninth Scottish Cup final win.

The homecoming parade, which will take place on Sunday if Hearts win against Rangers on Saturday, will result in some roads being shut.

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The City of Edinburgh Council have shared the following:

  • From 5pm to 11.59pm, there will be road closures on McLeod Street, Gorgie Road (from Robertson Avenue to Ardmillan Terrace), Tynecastle Terrace, White Park, Newton Street and Tynecastle Lane.
  • From 9am to 7pm, there will be closures on McLeod Street, Gorgie Road: (eastbound, from Robertson Ave to Newton Street), and its entirety, from Newton Street to Ardmillan Terrace, and Tynecastle Terrace and Tynecastle Lane.
  • From 1pm to 6pm, there will be road closures on the High Street (from Lawnmarket to Cockburn Street, Lawnmarket, Parliament Square, West Parliament Square; St Giles’ Street (from High Street northwards for 30m), Johnston Terrace, Upper Bow, Castle Terrace (from Johnston Terrace to Spittal Street), Spittal Street, Lady Lawson Street (from West Port to Spittal Street), Bread Street, Morrison Street, Chuckie Pend, Semple Street, Fountainbridge (eastbound from Gardner’s Crescent to Semple Street), Dewar Place (from Dewar Place Lane to Morrison Street), Torphichen Place, Torphichen Street (from Canning Street to Dewar Place, St David’s Place, St David’s Terrace, Grove Street, Morrison Link (northbound from Morrison Crescent to Morrison Street, Dalry Road, Distillery Lane, Dalry Place, Richmond Terrace, Caledonian Road, Dalry Gait, Caledonian Crescent, Caledonian Place, West Park Place, Orwell Place, Easter Dalry Road, Easter Dalry Wynd, Easter Dalry Drive, Easter Dalry Rigg and Easter Dalry Place.

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Meanwhile, football fans travelling by train to the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday have been urged by ScotRail to plan their journeys in advance.

Rangers meet Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday, 21 May, kicking off at 3pm.

ScotRail will be adding extra carriages to as many trains as possible between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida, the closest station to Hampden Park, however, the train operator is advising supporters to leave extra time for travel as trains will be busy, and some services may be cancelled due to a shortage of train drivers.

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