London Olympic transport plans announced E-mail
Wednesday, 24 October 2007

The London Olympics 2012 Transport Plan has been published by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).

At the heart of the plan is the goal of encouraging 100% of spectators to travel to the Games by public transport, walking and cycling. This will be achieved through enhancing and upgrading transport links in and around the Olympic Park and key 2012 venues to offer spectators world-class transport links to events.

The publication of the plan follows a year of significant progress on upgrading and enhancing these transport links and the ODA today published the 'On Track' document, outlining 15 significant achievements, works in progress and future plans being delivered across the transport industry to keep London 2012 on track to transform transport links across the Lower Lea Valley.

The document outlines the new trains, rail lines, and platforms, enhanced stations, river works, and new walking and cycling routes that have already been delivered or are well underway to serve London in Games time and legacy.

Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said:

"We want London 2012 to be the Public Transport Games. This is not about banning people from using their cars but about making public transport, walking and cycling the most attractive option for spectators travelling to the Games.

"We are already well underway in achieving this by transforming transport links to the Olympic Park and venues around London – work to treble capacity at Stratford Regional Station is underway; the tunnels needed to extend the Docklands Light Railway have broken through; the first new trains to be used on the Javelin shuttle service in 2012 have arrived in the UK and the high speed rail link they will travel on, HS1, is ready." The document outlines 15 significant achievements, works in progress and future plans being delivered across the transport industry that will support London 2012:

'New Arrivals'

* The tunnels to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal have broken through;
* The first of the high speed trains that will operate the Javelin® rail service in 2012 have arrived in the UK for testing;
* A new DLR platform has opened at Stratford Regional Station;
* The new Western Ticket Hall at King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station has opened; and
* The DLR has been extended to provide a direct link from London City Airport to Stratford 

'On Track for Delivery'

* Work has started on the £104m scheme to treble capacity at Stratford Regional Station;
* The first full version of the Transport Plan has been published outlining the plans for London 2012 to be the ‘Public Transport Games’;
* Work is underway to construct 12 new railway sidings outside the Olympic Park, allowing the site of existing sidings in the Park to be cleared for key 2012 venues;
* Work is nearing completion on Prescott Lock which will enable large river barges to access the Olympic Park by water before, during and after the Games; and
* Work has begun to clean and redesign the Greenway, a vital walking and cycling route through the Olympic Park

'The Road Ahead'

* The High Speed 1 route from St. Pancras International will open on 14 November, and will be used by the Javelin® service in 2012 to shuttle people from central London to the Olympic Park in just seven minutes;
* Plans for walking and cycling links into the Olympic Park in Games time and legacy will be fully developed by the Beijing Games in 2008;
* Ongoing works by London Underground will ensure there will be step-free access to platform level by 2012 at 83 stations;
* 55 new DLR cars are being built as part of a 50% increase in capacity of the DLR in time for the 2012 Games; and
* A new signalling system will be introduced in on the Jubilee Line 2009

 

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