Delivering transport for the Games
Moving hundreds of thousands of spectators and tens of thousands of athletes, media, officials and Games workers presents a huge logistical challenge to the Olympic Authorities and their transport delivery partners. These organisations and their responsibilities are outlined below.
LOCOG Transport
LOCOG Transport has the ultimate responsibility to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the transport services delivered during the Games. LOCOG is directly responsible for planning and delivering transport services to Games Family clients, which includes; Athletes, Technical Officials, Press & Broadcast, Marketing Partners, members of the IOC and various sports federations. During the Olympic and Paralympic Games the Games Family will number around 89,000 people.
ODA Transport
The ODA Transport team is responsible for delivering spectator transport for the Games, planning and delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Route Network, managing the Transport Co-ordination Centre (TCC) during Games time, delivering transport infrastructure for the Games and effectively managing demand on transport networks during the summer of 2012. During the Olympic and Paralympic Games approximately 9.2 million tickets are expected to be sold with up to 145,000 spectators attending on the peak day.
Transport for London 2012
As the major transport service operator in London, Transport for London’s (TfL) principal responsibilities during the Games will be to facilitate the transport of spectators and workforce who will use TfL’s services, and manage the Olympic and Paralympic Route Networks used to transport the Games Family. TfL will also deliver some of the transport infrastructure improvement projects in preparation for the Games.
Travel Infrastructure Improvements
A key objective of the ODA is to lead the regeneration of East London through investments in public transport. London 2012 has acted as a catalyst to improve railway lines, trains, stations, cycle and walk routes – many of which are being upgraded to cope with the thousands of visitors who will flock to the capital on each day of the Games. Examples of some of the transport legacy benefits stimulated by the Olympic and Paralympic Games include:
- A new 12 track railway sidings constructed at Orient Way
- Two new platforms for North London Line services to replace the low level platforms previously used by the DLR
- The first of 22 new DLR rail cars co-funded by the ODA are in service
- The construction of a new Eastern Egress bridge at Stratford International Station to shorten the walking distance to Stratford Regional Station
- The DLR’s second crossing under the river to Woolwich Arsenal, opened in February 2009, which will host the Shooting events
- Work on the DLR extension to Stratford International is underway and scheduled to open in the summer of 2010
- £11m of investment has been allocated to improving cycle routes in east London
Additional Information:
ODA Transport Plan - 2nd Edition (Part 1)
ODA Transport Plan - 2nd Edition (Part 2)
ODA Transport Plan - 2nd Edition (Part 3)
ODA Transport Plan - 2nd Edition (Part 4)
Complete - an update on the final progress of the ODA's 'Transport Big Build'
On Track - an update on the progress of the ODA's Transport plans
