ScotRail urges football fans heading to Hampden for Scotland match …
ScotRail is urging the thousands of fans travelling to Hampden[1] for Scotland's[2] clash with England to plan ahead.
Those travelling from Glasgow[3] Central to Hampden Park for the game, kicking off at 7.45pm, will benefit from additional services and extra carriages to and from Mount Florida and Kings Park.
Queuing systems will be in place at Glasgow Central before the football, and at Mount Florida and Kings Park after the final whistle. Separate queues will be in place for fans at Glasgow Central station. Scotland fans will queue for services to Mount Florida via the main concourse in Glasgow Central station, while England fans will queue for services to Kings Park via the carriage driveway on Hope Street.
The train operator say those planning to travel by rail should purchase their tickets before boarding.
After the bout English fans should travel home via Kings Park, while Scotland supporters should make their way home from Mount Florida station.
Phil Campbell, ScotRail Customer Operations Director, said: “We’re looking forward to helping football fans travel by train to watch Scotland take on England at Hampden tomorrow night.
“It’ll be a really special evening as we celebrate 150 years of the men’s national team, and to help the event run smoothly, we’re adding more seats and more trains to and from the national stadium.
“Our advice to supporters 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 and Kings Park should be aware that services will be much busier than normal with fans heading to the match.”
References
- ^ Hampden (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Scotland's (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Glasgow (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Union warns of Scotland v England chaos due to Hampden gridlock amid strike action (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)