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The media bus depot at
the MPC
arduous, and hours were long. This demanding
work carried with it heavy responsibility and required
a great deal of stamina, all of which made
staff recruitment difficult.
Transportation for Games
Personnel
Transportation services were available for a
33-day period, from the opening of the Olympic
Village on January 24, until three days after the
Closing Ceremony on February 25. Depending
on their Olympic function, Games personnel
used shuttle buses or were assigned cars for
travel within the Olympic area.
Participants arriving at
Matsumoto Airport from
Kansai International
Airport
With no traffic restrictions imposed on general
traffic until February 6, shuttle bus schedules
were difficult to finalize and some delays
were experienced. There were also some delays
in dispatching assigned cars; however, these initial
problems were overcome as the Games progressed.
Arrivals and Departures
Private transportation companies were contracted
to arrange transport for Games personnel
to Nagano and Karuizawa from the three designated
airports (Narita, Kansai International and
Nagoya). Staff were assigned to help with immigration
procedures, and to provide information
and guidance.
NOCs and the media generally travelled
between Narita / Tokyo and Nagano (or
Karuizawa) by coach bus, while IOC members
and other Olympic Family members arriving in
smaller numbers travelled by Shinkansen bullet
train. The Shinkansen service between Tokyo
and Nagano was increased by 23 round trips
per day during the Games in order to handle
the influx of Games personnel and spectators.
An extra 13 flights per day were scheduled