Free parking for key workers at Edinburgh Waverley

The station is one of 24 in the UK to offer free parking.

Edinburgh Waverley has offered free parking at the station for key workers.

The station is one of 24 in the UK where free parking is being provided to key workers by Network Rail.

The arrangement will be in place until April 30.

Free parking for key workers has been introduced at Edinburgh Waverley

Barriers to the car park will automatically open on approach.

Other train station car parks included in the scheme are London Paddington, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street.

It comes after all NCP car parks not owned by private landlords were made free to key workers, including Castle Terrace Car Park.

David Biggs, managing director for Network Rail Property, said: “We recognise the tremendous effort all of our key workers are putting in during this challenging time.

“This simple gesture is about showing we care for those people who are caring for us, from the nurses in our NHS to the supermarket workers restocking shelves.

“We are relying on the goodwill of people at this difficult time to only use the free parking option if they are a key worker as defined by Government guidelines.

“This is an evolving situation so we’ll keep the offer under review and may choose to extend it beyond 30 April.”