Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
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Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games is a critical part in getting spectators and athletes to competition venues. Over €500 million has been invested in transport improvements for the Games.[1]
New infrastructure
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Public transport
[edit]Several major public transport projects opened prior to the Games. These included:
- Extension of Line 4 to the south to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac, with 2 new stations. This opened in January 2022.[2]
- Extension of Line 11 to the east to Rosny–Bois-Perrier, with 6 new stations.[3] This opened in June 2024.[4]
- Extension of Line 12 to the north to Mairie d'Aubervilliers, with 2 new stations. This opened in May 2022.[5]
- Extension of Line 14 to the north to Mairie de Saint-Ouen, with 4 new stations. This opened in December 2020.[6]
- A further extension of Line 14 to the north to a new station at Saint-Denis–Pleyel. This opened in June 2024.[7] A new bridge over the Paris-Lille railway lines connects the station to Stade de France–Saint-Denis on RER D, as well as to the nearby Stade de France.[8][9]
- Extension of Line 14 to the south to Orly Airport, with 6 new stations. This opened in June 2024.[7]
- Extension of RER E to Nanterre–La Folie, with 3 new stations. This opened in May 2024.[10]
- Four new tram lines in the Île-de-France region opened since 2020, and some existing lines were extended (such as tramway 3b to Porte Dauphine).[11]
Metro and RER lines were also upgraded and improved, with new trains (including the MP 14 and RER NG) and Line 4 was converted to fully automated operation.[12] Despite promises prior to the Games, public transport will not be free.[13] Visitors to Paris will pay higher public transport fares during the Games, €4 instead of the previous €2.15 price. This will pay for the increased frequency and hours of service for public transport during the Games, with an average increase of 15% in services.[14][1] Several metro stations will be closed during the Games.[14]
Some transport projects such as Line 15 of the Metro and CDG Express (an express link to Charles de Gaulle Airport) were not completed in time for the Games – with opening dates of 2025 and 2027 respectively.[15]
Walking and cycling
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In the last 20 years, substantial investment has been made to walking and cycling in Paris, including pedestrianisation of public spaces (such as Place de la République), introduction of Vélib' (a bicycle sharing system) and cycle lanes.[16] For the Games, 60 kilometres (37 mi) of cycle lanes will link all venues to each other and 10,000 temporary bicycle racks will be installed.[17]
Road network
[edit]As with previous Olympic and Paralympic Games, the road network of Paris and the Île-de-France region will have lanes of traffic reserved for accredited vehicles. 185 kilometres (115 mi) of lanes will allow guaranteed journey times between the Olympic Village, venues and other destinations (such as Main Press Centre at Palais des congrès de Paris).[18] Toyota have supplied organisers with a fleet of vehicles, including the hydrogen fuel-cell powered Mirai.[19]
Airports
[edit]Paris is served by two large international airports – Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport. During the opening ceremony, the airspace across northern France will be closed.[20]
Accessibility
[edit]In 2023, concerns were raised regarding accessibility for the Games.[21] Lobbying group APF France Handicap said that the Paris Métro was a "big black spot on the city's Paralympic legacy".[22] There were expectations 350,000 disabled fans would be visiting Paris.[23] The city's buses and tram network are fully accessible, and many RER & Transilien stations are accessible.[24] However the vast majority of Métro stations are not accessible to all.[25][26] The 20 stations of Line 14 (which first opened in 1998) are fully accessible, and extensions of lines since 1992 have included lifts.[27] At some venues, accessible shuttles will be used to transport spectators to the venue from an accessible station.[1]
Disruption
[edit]On 26 July 2024, the railway network was disrupted by cooridinated arson attacks.[28]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "One hundred days to the Games: Transport plan ready". PR Newswire. Île-de-France Mobilités. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Lenhardt, Marjorie (2022-01-13). "Après 45 ans d'attente, la ligne 4 du métro arrive «enfin» à Bagneux !". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Prolongement de la ligne 11 : le tunnelier inauguré, six nouvelles stations de métro en 2023". France 3 Paris Ile-de-France (in French). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Focus on the extension of line 11" (Press release). RATP Group. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Varoquier, Jila (2022-04-15). "Grand Paris : le prolongement de la ligne 12 du métro à Aubervilliers entrera en service le 31 mai". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Paris inaugurates Line 14 extension". International Railway Journal. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ a b Compagnon, Sébastian; Gairaud, Marie-Anne (2024-06-24). "Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis - Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly : « Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh ! »". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "GARE SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL - LE CŒUR DU GRAND PARIS EXPRESS" (PDF). Société du Grand Paris (in French). July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Grand Paris : un nouveau pont pour relier le quartier du Stade de France et la Plaine Saint-Denis". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-05-16. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Paris RER Line E reaches Nanterre". Railway Gazette International. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Paris: Tram T3b extended and the new Alstom Citadis for the T1". Urban Transport Magazine. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Ça bouge sur la ligne 4". RATP.fr. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "JO de Paris 2024 : avec le ticket de métro à 4 euros, "certains Franciliens risquent tout de même de se retrouver pénalisés"". France 3 Paris Ile-de-France (in French). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b Willsher, Kim (2024-05-06). "Paris authority slated for hiking cost of Métro and bus trips during Olympics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Grand Paris : le CDG Express encore repoussé à... début 2027". La Tribune (in French). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Gache, Juliette (2024-07-19). "Paris Is Becoming a Cycling City, for Better or Worse". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "60 km of bike lanes to link all Olympic and Paralympic venues". www.paris.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Voies olympiques et paralympiques réservées : quels sont les axes concernés dans Paris ?". www.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Team, Toyota Press (2023-09-21). "Toyota announces 500 fuel cell Mirai for the official fleet for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024". Toyota Media Site. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Paris transport shuts down ahead of opening ceremony". The Independent. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "'Obstacle course' for the disabled: Can Paris transport be made accessible in time for the Olympics?". France 24. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Paralympics 'shame' in lack of Metro disabled access". BBC News. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Williams, Anne-Marie (2024-05-06). "Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Network accessibility | RATP". www.ratp.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "No entry: Why is the Paris Metro still out of bounds for disabled people?". The Local France. 2017-12-06. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "As 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Approach, Paris's Metro Is Mostly Off-Limits to the Disabled". Bloomberg.com. 2018-10-26. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "Le plan des stations de notre réseau, accessibles aux Personnes à Mobilité Réduite (PMR) | RATP". www.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ Chutel, Lynsey (2024-07-26). "What We Know About the Attacks on France's Rail Network". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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