The report describes the Olympic Games Transport Task, to describe the Olympic Transport System's basic elements and specifically the Public Transport project to be developed for the 2004 Olympic Games. The Olympic Transport Plan, which has been developed by the Transport Division of the ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games encompasses three planning phases, namely the Strategic Plan, the Integrated Operational Plan for Traffic and Transit Management and the Event Management Plans of the Public Sectors Transport Operators. ATHENS 2004 Transport Division has undertaken the responsibility to deliver all required transport-related services to the Olympic Family, to coordinate the public operators that will provide transport services to the spectators and the workforce, to achieve an efficient management of the Olympic Transport road network, to influence transport demand and develop successful transport-related communications. Public Transport will be the primary transport mode during the Olympics for ticketed spectators, tourists and the Games workforce. The additional demand placed on the public transport system of the Athens metropolitan area is estimated to be 1,000,000 trips over the demand during a regular weekday. This is especially challenging, since rail will serve less than 50% of the spectator load, with the remainder to be served by other modes, such as buses, in a city with an already congested road network. Plans for the Olympic Bus Network and Olympic rail services are described. Improvements to the new underground Metro system include the extension to Line 2 and new services to the broader Attica region. The extension of Line 3 to the northeast connects the Metro network with the Suburban Railway and the Attiki Odos motorway which leads to the new Athens airport. The new Athens Light Rail system consists of two lines that will complement the Athens Metro network and substantially extend the fixed rail network. The Suburban Railway will constitute a new system of fixed guideway public transport consisting of a new line along the Attiki Odos motorway. A high level of cooperation and sharing of systems will be required of all agencies involved in transport and in seeking to communicate information about Olympic transport. Travel demand management strategies have been developed to encourage targeted groups to modify their travel behaviour and to make appropriate transport decisions that support the delivery of successful transport for the Olympic games. For the covering abstract see ITRD E126595.
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