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- The Herald Scotland
Record footfall at Waverley as Oasis fans flock to the city
Official figures from Network Rail show that Edinburgh Waverley saw footfall skyrocket to 140,000, surpassing the station's previous record of 145,000 set on Saturday 14 December 2024 in the midst of last year's Christmas season.
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The beginning of last week saw notable travel disruption as a result of Storm Floris, which resulted in high numbers of cancelled and delayed services on the network.
However, what was the first full week of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival saw passenger numbers climb to just shy of 800,000.
In order to handle the surging passenger numbers the station made use of extra staff to allow services to run as planned.
Station manager at Edinburgh Waverley, Chris King, said: 'It's brilliant to see so many people enjoying what Edinburgh has to offer. We always expect August to be busy, but this weekend was exceptional.
'The Fringe and Tattoo brings an incredible buzz to the city every year, and adding Oasis into the mix meant we had a real 'Wonderwall' of people coming through the station.
'The weekend shows how important rail is in connecting people to these events and experiences.
'Our team did a fantastic job keeping everything running as smoothly as possible, and we'll continue working hard to ensure our station is ready to meet that continued demand in the weeks ahead.'
Network Rail says that the station expects high levels of footfall to continue throughout the month and encourages passengers to plan ahead as well as allowing extra time to complete their journeys.
