London’s rail industry plans for 2012 Games

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Transport for London and train operators serving London met with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson earlier this week at the third Mayor’s Rail Summit.

At the Summit, plans were ‘confirmed’ to ensure ‘London is kept moving and open for business during the 2012 Games’.

Attendees of the summit, chaired by the Mayor, ‘pledged that the close working that has been established between TfL, the train companies and other Games partners will continue and intensify in coming months to support world-class events this summer’.

The train companies have signed up to provide ‘thousands of extra services during the Games – running longer trains, earlier services to ensure spectators can get to morning events and additional late-night services to get spectators home at night’.

Javelin services will ferry an estimated 25,000 people each hour to and from St. Pancras International and Stratford International and the Tube will run around an hour later than normal during the Games, with extra services later in the evening on the busiest days, TfL said.

Network Rail is suspending all disruptive engineering works on rail routes serving Games venues and other suburban rail in London from the end of June to early September – covering both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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