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London-2012London Olympic TransportTransport is one of the real strengths of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The Olympic Park will be the most accessible in the history of the Games with the jewel in the crown of transport plans undoubtedly being the Olympic Javelin.
The Olympic Transport team at Transport for London have been working for two years to give London a strong plan that will deliver excellent Olympic transport. The site of the Olympic Park at Stratford is one of the best connected public transport centres in the world. It currently has nine separate railways lines that serve the Olympic Park and the tenth the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) is already undergoing construction and due for completion in 2007. At Games time it will deliver 240,000 passengers an hour with a train arriving every 15 seconds. The Olympic Javelin The 12-carriage Olympic Javelin, which can travel at up to 225km/hr, will link the Olympic Park with King's Cross/St Pancras in the heart of London in just seven minutes. The shuttle will also connect the Olympic Park with Kent in 10 minutes. A train will arrive every three minutes from either Kent or the centre of London. However, the Javelin is just a small part of what's happening in transport across London. Buses and Underground Tube Lines London's transport infrastructure is undergoing major improvements. A total of $30 billion is committed to be spent on transport in the capital between now and the Games. Investment has already provided new buses, new or refurbished tube trains and the extensive Docklands Light Railway. Almost all the transport infrastructure related to the Games is underway and will be completed by mid 2010. This includes: *upgrading the DLR with trains being lengthened by 50% and the service extended to City Airport *the Jubilee Line, London's most modern Underground will have its capacity
increased by 45% Eurostar The second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) is on track to open in 2007, providing a boost for London’s Olympic Games bid. The high-speed line will play a key role in transporting passengers quickly and efficiently to the Olympic site near Stratford. Eurostar will run more daily services between London and Paris/Brussels during the Games – carrying passengers from the Continent to Stratford or St Pancras International in the heart of London. The completion of the CTRL in 2007 will enable Eurostar to increase its frequency and run more services each hour. "From 2007 fastest London-Paris journeys will be 2 hours 15 minutes and London-Brussels just 1 hour 53 minutes", according to Paul Charles, Director of Communications for Eurostar. In 2007, St Pancras station will become the new international terminal for Eurostar.
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