Celtic SLO forces ScotRail update for fans travelling to Scottish Cup tie vs Auchinleck Talbot

Celtic fans heading to the Scottish Cup tie against Auchinleck Talbot have been delivered an important update from Scotrail.

The cup tie was moved from Auchinleck’s home ground as Celtic fans travel to Rugby Park to face the West of Scotland League Premier Division side.

Celtic’s allocation for the Scottish Cup tie is massive at 9000, which can cause big travel disruptions, especially on a Sunday service.

To update fans, Celtic’s Supporter Liaison Officer sent this message out on X, “Info for trains on Sun:

“Glasgow – Kilmarnock: 1503hrs arriving 1549hrs and 1603hrs arriving 1648hrs.

“Kilmarnock – Glasgow: 1957hrs arriving 2041hrs and 2057hrs arriving 2134hrs

“There are only two carriages on each of these services which will be 250 passengers, 300 at a push”

Info for trains on Sun:

Glasgow – Kilmarnock
1503hrs arriving 1549hrs and
1603hrs arriving 1648hrs

Kilmarnock – Glasgow
1957hrs arriving 2041hrs and
2057hrs arriving 2134hrs

There are only two carriages on each of these services which will be 250 passengers, 300 at a push
— CELTIC FC SLO (@CelticFCSLO) January 16, 2026

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ScotRail’s Celtic fan announcement, but it’s still not enough

ScotRail were forced to reply to the announcement as it seems the Celtic SLO may have embarrassed the travel company into a rethink.

Replying to the tweet, ScotRail said, “Hi there, we’ve had a wee look into this and all of these services are scheduled to have 4 carriages on Sunday.”

Hi there, we've had a wee look into this and all of these services are scheduled to have 4 carriages on Sunday.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) January 16, 2026

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Two services each way, both with a total capacity of around 2400 are still not enough to make sure the vast majority of Celtic supporters get to Kilmarnock safely.

The rail company must do better, not just for Celtic supporters, but for Scottish football in general.

Auchinleck Talbot vs Celtic Scottish Cup prediction

67 Hail Hail writers were asked for their Celtic predictions for the Scottish Cup tie against Auchinleck.

While we are all confident of a win, here is my forecast for the big game, “Big changes to the Celtic team that struggled at Falkirk as Martin O’Neill gives fringe players a run-out.