An urgent warning has been issued ahead of a big event in Glasgow.
ScotRail has issued travel advice for footy fans heading to Hampden Park in the Southside for Scotland's national team's first match in the UEFA Nations League.
The game - which will see Scotland take on Poland - is set to take place at the stadium in the city at 7.45pm on Thursday, September 5.
READ MORE: 'Disaster' as half-price ScotRail travel scrapped as price set to soar
Ahead of the event, football fans have been warned to expect longer queuing times and to allow extra time when catching train services.
Meanwhile, ScotRail says to help supporters travel to the match, they are adding extra services between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida - which is the closest station to the stadium.
On top of that, the rail firm has warned regular travellers to be aware that services between the two stations 'will be much busier than normal' before the game.
After the clash, the travel company is advising fans to make their way back to Mount Florida as quickly as possible after the final whistle.
Customers are also reminded that Mount Florida station can only be accessed from Cathkinview Road, and onto Bolton Drive via Clincart Road after the match.
Additionally, due to ScotRail's temporary timetable, rail users are being urged to 'plan ahead' and check their journeys.
READ MORE: Nearly 6000 ScotRail trains cancelled in last four months, figures reveal
Phil Campbell, ScotRail Customer Operations Director, said: “We’re looking forward to helping fans travel by train to watch the men’s national team play Poland at Hampden Park on Thursday night.
“We’re adding more train services between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida to help supporters travel to and from the match, and we’ll have additional staff on hand to help.
“Our advice to customers is to leave extra time for travel as trains are likely to be busier than normal.
"Buying tickets in advance through our mTickets system will reduce your queuing time.
“Regular commuters who travel home from Glasgow on the line via Mount Florida should be aware that services will be much busier than normal with fans heading to the match.”
READ MORE: No trains to run on two busy Glasgow railway lines as major works get underway
A spokesperson for the travel firm added: "Extra staff will be on hand to make sure everything goes smoothly, and the train operator is also reminding everyone that the carrying and consumption of alcohol is prohibited on ScotRail trains and in ScotRail stations."
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel