ScotRail pledged to help football fans get to the highly-anticipated Tayside cup final next month.
Following a day of pressure from Dundee United and St Johnstone supporters, the train operator has unveiled plans to provide special services to Glasgow.
There had been travel chaos fears after Network Rail announced it would be carrying out scheduled maintenance, resulting in no direct trains from Dundee or Perth.
Instead, trains will be re-routed through Fife to the Forth Bridge, adding at least 30 minutes to the journey. As a result, up to 40,000 people were expected to make the trip by road, with supporters’ clubs organising buses.
The issue also made it to the Scottish Parliament and was raised with transport minister Keith Brown.
Although The Courier understands the engineering works will still go ahead, ScotRail is making efforts to get fans to the match on time.
A spokesman said: “We recognise the achievements of both clubs in reaching the cup final and that fans will want to travel to Glasgow to cheer on their teams.
“We’ve been in touch with the clubs and are discussing with Network Rail how best to arrange special trains from Perth and Dundee for supporters to get to and from Celtic Park on May 17.
“Details will be confirmed in the next few days.”
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