LONDON (AP) — With three years to go until the opening ceremony, London organizers have passed an important test with the successful trial run of a high-speed train service to the 2012 Olympic Park.
The "Javelin" train carried British organizers and athletes from St. Pancras International station in central London to the Olympic Park in Stratford in just under the target of seven minutes.
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell says Monday's journey bodes well for 2012, when the train service is expected to carry up to 25,000 visitors per hour to and from the park.
The officials and athletes toured the Olympic Park, where work is in progress on the Olympic Stadium, aquatics center, velodrome, athletes' village and other venues.
Officials say the project is on time and on budget.
