ScotRail admit fans may not be able to get the last train home if attending Scotland v Ukraine

ScotRail have admitted that football fans attending Hampden may not be able to get the last train home due to timetable scheduling.

Scotland face Ukraine in a crucial World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night – with a 7:45 kick off.

ScotRail have announced details of their temporary timetable for supporters attending the game with extra services to and from Mount Florida – however many services will stop running before the game concludes.

However, fans travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow will have less than 45 minutes from the full time whistle blowing finishing to make it to Glasgow Queen Street to get the last train home, with the last train to Edinburgh leaving at 10:15pm.

ScotRail admitted in a post on social media that it was unlikely fans travelling through from Edinburgh at the game would be able to get the train home writing: “The last train to Edinburgh from Glasgow Queen St is 2215, on which those attending the match will be unable to travel.”

The last train to Stirling is at 7:49pm, four minutes after the Scotland match kicks off, with the last train serving Gourock leaving at 10:06pm.

The final train to both Aberdeen and Dundee will leave Glasgow at 7.45pm – according to the ScotRail app – while the latest anyone can return to Dumfries would be 7.07pm.

Many football fans will be unable to get the last train home

The last train to Ayr is at 10pm with the last train to Perth leaving Glasgow 8 minutes before the Scotland game kicks off at 7:37pm.

Services stop running from Mount Florida just before midnight.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail Head of Customer Operations, 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 an honour to welcome Ukraine fans to Glasgow.

“We’ll be doing everything we can to support fans travelling to the games 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.

“Regular commuters who travel home from Glasgow on the line via Mount Florida should be aware that services will be much busier than normal on Wednesday night with fans heading to the match.”

The newly nationalised rail operator has been hit by a pay dispute with train drivers union Aslef, which has meant staff have refused to work on their off days.

A pay deal, which would increase wages by 4.2%, will be put to members by the operator in hopes of ending the dispute.

Scottish Tory transport spokesman Graham Simpson said the lack of services after the game was a “real slap in the face for thousands of Tartan Army fans heading for Scotland’s biggest game in over two decades on Wednesday night”.

He added: “Those planning to travel between our two biggest cities now know it will be impossible to get home that night, especially if the game goes to extra time and penalties.

“Only on Thursday John Swinney told Parliament he was confident additional services were going to be provided for fans.”

The Deputy First Minister – while standing in for Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions last week – said: “Obviously, we want to see more services in place to deal with the Ukraine match and I’m very confident that ScotRail will have in place additional services to ensure that the specific requirements of accessing Hampden will be addressed as part of that process and there will be announcements made in due course.”

Mr Simpson added: “Alongside his SNP colleagues, he has serious questions to answer as to why this will now not occur.

“The Scottish Conservatives first raised the growing concern over a lack of services for this big match ten days ago, but SNP Ministers have badly let the Tartan Army down with their inaction.”

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.