TfL and London 2012 have been working with businesses in London and around venues across the UK for well over a year and there is increasing evidence that they are planning ahead to reduce their travel and avoid the hotspots.

In London alone, almost 500 major businesses employing more than 600,000 people have signed up for specific travel advice and have drafted travel plans which they have shared with TfL.

Transport Secretary Justine Greening said: "London and the UK's transport networks have had a real boost ahead of the Games, with a £6.5 billion investment in projects across the capital effectively delivering an early Games legacy for the British travelling public.

"However, we know there will be times where unprecedented numbers of people will be travelling through certain Games-time transport hotspots this summer.

“I encourage businesses and individuals to plan how they are going to travel this summer, so we can deliver a fantastic Games that the whole country can be part of and proud of. And across Government we’ll be encouraging our staff to work and travel more flexibly during the Games.”

London’s Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy said: “London is going to operate very differently this summer, with the capital transforming into a giant Games-time cultural and sporting venue.

“As the competition and events programme moves around we need to manage demand on the transport network, which will be very busy and at certain times and certain places will be much busier than usual.

“All of us who live, work or travel in London need to check www.getaheadofthegames.com to see if the tube, train or DLR stations we regularly use will be affected by the impact of the Games, and start making plans to avoid ‘hotspot’ stations at the times they are expected to be in high demand.”

Network Rail Chief Executive, David Higgins, said: “A huge amount of work has gone into planning at our stations, such as the new Kings Cross Western Concourse, to make journeys easier and to give passengers the clear, useful travel information they need.

“The railway ‘hotspot’ data that has been published today provides both Games spectators and regular travellers with the information they need to make informed decisions about travelling during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.”