Murrayfield Stadium
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Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 5PJ |
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| Coordinates | 55°56′32″N 3°14′27″W / 55.94222°N 3.24083°WCoordinates: 55°56′32″N 3°14′27″W / 55.94222°N 3.24083°W |
| Public transit | Haymarket railway station Murrayfield Stadium tram stop |
| Owner | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Operator | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Capacity | 67,800 |
| Record attendance | 104,000 (1975 Five Nations - Scotland vs Wales) |
| Surface | Underheated Grass |
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| Opened | 1925 |
| Renovated | 1995 |
| Architect | Connor Milligan |
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Scottish Rugby Union Edinburgh Rugby (1996–present) Edinburgh Sevens (2007–2011) Scottish Claymores (1995–2002) |
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Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or usually just known as Murrayfield) is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity is 67,800 which makes it the largest stadium in Scotland and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom.
The stadium is the home of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and is primarily used as a venue for rugby union and hosts most of Scotland's home test matches, the Scottish Hydro Electric Cup final, as well as Pro12 and Heineken Cup matches.
Although mainly a rugby union stadium, Murrayfield has in the past hosted American football, rugby league and association football matches and music concerts.
Murrayfield is located near to Murrayfield Ice Rink, Murrayfield Curling Rink, and close to Edinburgh Zoo. It is named after the area of Edinburgh it is located in, Murrayfield.
Despite the line running adjacent to the stadium, the closest railway station to the stadium is Haymarket, which lies a mile to the East.
Interchange with the Edinburgh Trams is available at Haymarket and Edinburgh Park. Edinburgh Waverley station is a short walk from the St Andrew Square tram stop.
Murrayfield Stadium tram stop is located close to the turnstiles on Roseburn Street. Access to the platform is by a flight stairs. As part of crowd-management measures, ticketing machines are situated at the bottom of the staircase and not the platform.
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