Grand Central say there will be NO extra trains for match

Sunderland supporters travelling to Wembley this weekend won’t be able to benefit from a chartered service for their play-off final with Charlton Athletic.

Grand Central have confirmed that they will not be running any additional services for supporters heading to London for the highly-anticipated clash - having provided a chartered service for March’s Checkatrade Trophy Final.

Supporters travelling to the clash with Portsmouth two months ago were able to benefit from a non-stop service in addition to the train provider’s existing offering - with a train departing on Saturday and returning on Monday.

But there will be no such service this time around with Grand Central confirming that all trains are already in use on the Bank Holiday weekend. And they have warned supporters without a seat reservationtoseekalternativearrangements with services set to be exceptionally busy.

In a message posted on their Twitter account, the train provider said: “All Grand Central services across the weekend will be exceptionally busy and therefore we strongly advise customers who have not yet bought tickets to only travel with a seat reservation.

“Please note that unfortunately we are unable to add additional services to get fans to the game, as all available trains will be in use over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.”

Grand Central also confirmed that a queuing system will be in place for those supporters travelling without seat reservations - but have warned their services are likely to be standing room only.