107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation
107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation
107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation
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The “Asama”<br />
Shinkansen bullet train<br />
began operations four<br />
months before the<br />
Games, cutting travel<br />
time between Nagano<br />
and Tokyo to 79 minutes.<br />
240<br />
• Route 3: From accommodation facilities directly<br />
to competition venues. Service was provided<br />
for media staying in Nagano City who<br />
were required to be at venues early in the<br />
morning to set up equipment or cover events.<br />
Extra routes were set up for one-time events<br />
such as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.<br />
In addition, at least 518 vehicles were hired privately<br />
by media personnel (including ‘Rt’ category).<br />
Transportation for Games<br />
Operations Personnel<br />
Games staff were urged to use public transportation<br />
or walk whenever possible, although<br />
shuttle buses were also provided. Staff travelling<br />
by car from their homes were required to use<br />
specially designated parking areas, where they<br />
boarded shuttle buses to the venues. These departed<br />
according to a regular schedule and there<br />
were approximately 65 different routes.<br />
Competition officials were assigned accommodations<br />
near their work venue, or travelled in<br />
groups on communal shuttle buses. For this reason,<br />
it was important to ensure that those accommodated<br />
in a particular place were assigned<br />
to the same venue, and that people working in a<br />
particular venue were assigned to the same accommodations.<br />
Spectator Transportation<br />
Safe and efficient transportation for more<br />
than 1.2 million expected spectators was crucial<br />
for the success of the Games. Although no dedicated<br />
transportation was provided for spectators<br />
between airports and Nagano, NAOC requested<br />
the scheduling of extra bullet trains, set up information<br />
counters at the airports, and helped<br />
spectators make train connections.<br />
The transportation plan for each area took<br />
into account the expected number of spectators,<br />
existing public transportation, the surrounding<br />
road / rail network, and the availability of parking.<br />
Spectators were also surveyed to determine<br />
their preferred means of transportation.<br />
NAOC successfully lobbied transportation<br />
authorities to increase the number of trains and
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