Extra late-night train services to Edinburgh have now been scheduled for the evening of Scotland’s World Cup play-off against Ukraine after worries some fans would be left stranded.
ScotRail announced a temporary timetable last week, cancelling 700 services and resulting in last trains across the country being brought forward.
However, the newly-nationalised train company has now announced that it has scheduled late-night services between Glasgow and Edinburgh and other destinations in the central belt.
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Additional services were due to run between Glasgow and Mount Florida, the station nearest Hampden Park stadium, on the day of the match.
But final services to most of Scotland’s major cities were scheduled to leave before the game even kicks off.
The latest service to Edinburgh had been due to depart Glasgow Queen Street station at 10.15pm on June 1, but will now leave at 11.45pm.
ScotRail tweeted: “We said we’d do our best to put on extra late-night services for supporters going to the Scotland vs Ukraine World Cup play-off at Hampden on Wednesday and we’ve been working hard to do that.
“We’ve managed to schedule these extra services.”
Phil Campbell, head of customer operations at ScotRail, urged supporters going to the game to plan their journeys ahead of time.
He said: “We know this is a massive match for the Scottish national team and we are looking forward to helping supporters travel to Hampden to play their part in the occasion.
“It’s also an honour to welcome Ukraine fans to Glasgow.
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“We’ll be doing everything we can to support fans travelling to the game by adding additional services where we can and more seats to trains where possible.
“The temporary timetable will still be in place, so it is important that fans plan ahead to make sure they are aware of their options for both getting into the city, and for completing their journey home.”
A win on Wednesday would see Steve Clarke’s team advance to the World Cup qualifier play-off final against Wales, just one step away from booking their place to Qatar later this year.
