Transport plan for the 2024 Olympic Games takes shape

JOP 2024 flag (Shutterstock)
JOP 2024 flag Shutterstock

Hosting the Olympic Games is no small feat. In exactly one year from now, the Paris transport network will need to handle 1 million extra journeys per day, counting one outward and one return journey per spectator to an Olympic or Paralympic venue. How are official partners, SNCF and IDF Mobilités, preparing to handle passenger traffic for this global event?

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Author: Emma Dailey

Emma Dailey is an editor at RailTech.com and RailTech.be.

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