The council’s September 2026 roads register lists Warriston Walkway, including the tunnel under Rodney Street, as an adopted public footway. Follow the signed public route and any temporary closure notices. This does not establish access to Scotland Street Tunnel or adjoining railway land.
Check the official visitor information ↗ · checked 2026-09-23
Use public paths and visitor areas. Do not enter unstaffed tunnels, shafts, railway land or restricted property.
Advice before you visitInformation checked 2026-09-23. We checked published records and visitor information. No site visit or direct confirmation from the operator.
The story of this place
Edinburgh Council’s park history describes a railway laid through Rodney Street Tunnel in 1842. Its September 2026 roads register lists the tunnel under Rodney Street as part of Warriston Walkway, an adopted public footway.
The old railway corridor now gives pedestrians a route through the city. Its alignment follows the needs of the former line rather than the surrounding street pattern. That reuse is the main connection between the tunnel’s past and its place in Edinburgh today.
- City of Edinburgh Council — King George V Park management plan ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-13
- City of Edinburgh Council — public roads register, September 2026 ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-23
What you can see
Walk through on the recognised Warriston Walkway route. The council register confirms that this passage is a public footway, while its park account connects the tunnel to the North Edinburgh path network. Neither document guarantees the lighting or surface conditions on the day you visit.
Rodney Street Tunnel is not the separate Scotland Street Tunnel. Nearby railway passages can have different histories and access rules. Do not continue towards another opening because it appears nearby on the map. We have not inspected the path or checked temporary closures in person.
- City of Edinburgh Council — King George V Park management plan ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-13
- City of Edinburgh Council — public roads register, September 2026 ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-23
What we still need to check
The council’s September 2026 register confirms the public footway. We have not inspected its lighting, surfaces or any temporary closure notices on site.
Sources for the visiting information
- City of Edinburgh Council — public roads register, September 2026 ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-23
About the original record
This place is recorded by Historic Environment Scotland — NRHE. The details below include the original description of its building or site type.
Place details
- Category
- Underground
- Building or site type (original wording)
- RAILWAY TUNNEL (19TH CENTURY)
- Period or date
- Railway laid in 1842
- Current condition
- Not checked in person
- Heritage protection
- Not given in this record
- Date protection was granted
- Not given
- Nearby town
- Edinburgh (approximate)
- County named in the original record
- MIDLOTHIAN
- Current county or council area
- City of Edinburgh
- Nation
- Scotland
- Original record number
- 236444
- Coordinates
- 55.961993, -3.196099 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Heritage data checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2006-05-16
- Visitor information checked
- 2026-09-23
We checked the downloaded heritage record on 2026-09-13. We have not visited or inspected the site. The map point may refer to a whole site, one structure or a location where little remains.