Scotrail has agreed to lay on an extra 13 train services to get Scotland fans home from this week's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
The publicly owned railway operator had previously ruled out putting on additional services on Wednesday night, meaning that fans descending on Hampden from outside of Glasgow would be stranded after the match.
But following a huge public outcry the operator has agreed to put on an additional baker's dozen of services to and from Glasgow on June 1.
The new trains will get fans back home from the city centre after departing Mount Florida - the nearest station to Scotland's national football ground.
The services to be introduced are:
22:45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
22:45 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St
23:45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
23:46 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen St
23:15 Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh
23:22 Glasgow Queen St – Stirling
23:30 Glasgow Central – Ayr
23:21 Glasgow Central – Gourock
23:24 Gourock – Glasgow Central
21:47 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
22:28 East Kilbride - Glasgow Central
23:17 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
23:05 Glasgow Central – Neilston 4/4
Scotrail said in a tweet: "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."
The move has been welcomed by football fans who may otherwise have been stranded in Glasgow after the match, which is expected to finish at around 9.30pm.
One wrote: "Credit where credit’s due - that’s a far better outcome than was being suggested a few hours ago."
A third of Scotrail services have been canned in recent days due to an ongoing dispute between the railway operator and trade unions over drivers' pay.
The coronavirus pandemic meant around 130 fewer drivers were trained than planned across 2020 and 2021.
Existing staff were asked to work more hours, including on days off, sparking resistance and a call for greater pay from shop stewards.
Talks are ongoing between trade union bosses at Aslef and Scotrail chiefs over a proposed 4.2 per cent pay rise.
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