Hampden Park is Scotland's
national stadium and is situated a few miles to the south of
Glasgow city centre.
Itt recently completed a £70m refurbishment and has some of the
finest facilities in Europe. It is now rated as a five-star
venue by UEFA, the governing body of European Football. A total
of 52,000 fans can be accommodated at Hampden.
Hampden is situated in 33 acres of land with sites adjacent to
it ready for redevelopment and committed to sport.
The task of rebuilding Hampden began in 1990 with the formation
of the National Stadium Committee. The Scottish Football
Association assumed responsibility for Scotland's National
Stadium through its subsidiary company, Hampden Park Limited in
2000.
Hampden Park began in
1867 when "a group of gentlemen met for the purpose of starting a
football team". The Queen's Park Football Club was born. It soon became
a leading exponent of the game and was one of the founder members of the
English Football Association as well as its Scottish counterpart.
GETTING THERE
There are two train stations within five minutes walk of the ground, as
well as easy access to the airport
and good road links.
TRAINS
Mount Florida Railways Station is approximately a five minute walk to
Hampden, has a very frequent service, with trains from Glasgow Central
approximately every ten minutes. The last train from Mount Florida to
Glasgow Central departs at 2343 hours and arrives in Glasgow at 2353
hours.
Kingspark Station is approximately five/ten minutes walk away, has two
trains an hour arriving from Glasgow Central. The last train to Glasgow
Central from Kingspark departs at 2321 hours, arriving in Glasgow at
2338 hours.
BUSES
Bus No. 5 runs
from St Enoch to Carmunock Road every 6 mins before 6pm
Bus No. 31 runs from Stockwell Street to Letherby Drive/Cathcart Road
Bus No. 37 runs from Stockwell Street to Letherby Drive/Cathcart Road.
Bus No. 75 (75a) runs from Argyle Street to Aikenhead Road
Buses No. 89&90 are Circular Route buses which run past Aikenhead Road
every 20 minutes, but they avoid the city centre.
