THREE years from Monday, the eyes of the world will be on London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Games will begin at precisely 8:12 p.m. July 27, 2012.

The city celebrated the three-year mark by showcasing the event’s centerpiece — the under-construction Olympic Park — and highlighting the progress made on everything from building work to transportation to getting sponsorship money.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organizing Committee (LOCOG) rode a special train service from central London to the Olympic Park along with athletes and officials.

The Javelin high-speed train from St. Pancras station to Stratford International in east London will, by Games time, carry as many as 25,000 visitors an hour.

With a journey time of about seven minutes, the train service means London’s Olympic Park would be more quickly accessed from the host city than has been the case in any previous Olympic Games, LOCOG officials said.

(SD-Agencies)