Le Monde reports that this is due to take place in the second quarter of 2023, aimed at ensuring the expected 350,000 visitors with disabilities to the French capital during the Games can use accessible transport.

Additional capacity is required to Paris' existing Île-de-France bus network and Regional Express Network railway system.

Île-de-France Mobilités, which controls and coordinates the different companies operating in the region's public transport network, plans to operate a shuttle service between key stations in Paris and Olympic and Paralympic venues.

It hopes this will be able to transport at least 40 per cent of an estimated 4,000 wheelchair users attending each day of Paris 2024.

The French Government additionally wants a five-fold increase in the number of wheelchair-accessible taxis in Paris from 200 to 1,000, while organisers plan to make situate parking and drop-off areas for people with disabilities as close to competition venues as possible.

Transport is one of the key issues in the build-up to Paris 2024, with public transport accessibility for wheelchair users an area of concern.

Paris is due to stage the Olympic Games for the first time in a century from July 26 to August 11 2024, followed by the Paralympics for the first time ever from August 28 to September 8.