Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, known as the DAM Health Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a

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stadium in

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, Scotland. It is the home of

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. The stadium is located next to

Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...

, in the

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area of the city. It has a capacity of 7,800, and was completed on 16 February 2021.

Structure and facilities

The stadium consists of four stands. *North Stand: 2,047 (Main stand) *East Stand: 1,480 *South Stand: 2,704 *West Stand: 1,564 There is seating for the disabled in all areas of the ground with a dedicated disabled terrace in the North Stand.

Opening

Completed during the

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period where no fans could attend matches, Edinburgh played their first match at the stadium on 11 September 2021, facing

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side

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in a pre-season friendly.

Transport

Buses

The stadium is served by

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Rail

Despite the line running adjacent to the stadium, the closest railway station to the stadium is , which lies a mile to the East. Interchange with

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is available at , and stations. is a short walk from the St Andrew Square tram stop.

Tram

Murrayfield Stadium tram stop is located adjacent to Murrayfield Stadium entrance turnstiles on Roseburn Street.

References

External links

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