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paris olympics 2024: The great sports event Olympics is starting from today. Athletes from many countries have gathered in the French capital to participate in this mega event and preparations for the opening ceremony of the historic Olympic event on the Seine River have also been completed. Meanwhile, France's high speed railway lines have been attacked. Due to this, rail traffic in Paris has been disrupted even before the Olympics begin.
France's national rail company SNCF said on Friday that there were many suspicious activities on high-speed lines. Somewhere fires have been set and somewhere the tracks are visible. Due to this, railway traffic has been disrupted on the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The increasing attacks in France before the Games make the 2024 Olympics even more dangerous for France.
Impact on Western, Northern and Eastern Railway lines:
SNCF has announced that rail lines in the west, north and east of France have been badly affected. French authorities condemned the incidents, which took place just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. However, there was no immediate indication that the incidents were linked to the Olympic Games.
8 lakh rail passengers affected:
The chairman of the SNCF Group said that 8 lakh rail passengers have been directly affected. The network was ready for the Olympic Games but now they are employing thousands of workers to fix the railway network as quickly as possible. According to local media reports, Eurostar (railway company) said that the vandalism also disrupted services between London and Paris, resulting in several trains being cancelled. All high-speed trains to and from Paris are being diverted via the classic line today (Friday, July 26), adding about one and a half hours to travel time.
Millions of people will attend the inauguration ceremony:
Around 6 lakh spectators including 7,500 athletes and VIIP are expected to attend the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics, 2024. 2,22,000 free tickets have been reserved for the opening ceremony, while 1,04,000 paid tickets have been issued.