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through company radios already installed on the
buses, as well as by MCA radios and pagers distributed
by NAOC.
Due to poor weather during the Games,
there were more changes to the competition
schedule than anticipated, and therefore a
greater number of buses was required. Finding
extra buses at such short notice was a major
challenge, but this was resolved by having
Games personnel and spectators board the same
bus when space allowed. The number of buses
was constantly revised and streamlined where
possible to increase efficiency. Covering 331
routes, a cumulative total of 16,000 buses were
put into action during the Games period, with a
maximum of 900 buses at peak times. These figures
were very close to original estimates.
No. of Buses
(Peak Periods) Sum Total
Station loops 9 210
Athletes 129 2,194
Olympic Family 76 423
Media 237 4,553
Games operations staff 231 4,938
International Youth Camp 7 69
Spectators 482 5,632
TOTAL 18,019
Note: Since buses which carried both Games
personnel and spectators have been counted
twice, the total shown is greater than the actual
number of buses utilised.
Vehicles Services
For Games personnel entitled to use vehicles
supplied by NAOC, usage was divided into four
categories: privately-assigned cars, shared assigned
cars, car pool, and NOC cars allocated
based on the size of delegation. Six types of
vehicles were provided by Toyota, Gold
Sponsor for the Games, and some 1,520 were
utilised, including cars used by NAOC for
Games operations.
Category No. of Vehicles
Privately-assigned car (T1) 236
Shared assigned car (T2) 268
Pool car (T3) 280
NOC car (T1n) 316
Games operations vehicles 420
TOTAL 1,520
11. Transportation and Accommodations
Shuttle buses were
operated by
professional drivers
with experience driving
in winter conditions.
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