South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Passenger Transport Executive
Industry Public transport
Founded 1974
(Local Government Act 1972)
Headquarters Broad Street West,
Sheffield,
England
Area served
 South Yorkshire
Parent South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority
Website www.sypte.co.uk
www.travelsouthyorkshire.com

The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in England. It is supervised by the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan boroughs of Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley.

It is responsible for various public transport services in the county, particularly the Sheffield Supertram and various subsidised bus services. Between 1974 and 1994 it ran virtually all bus services in the county. From 1986 until 1993, buses were operated by an arms length company, South Yorkshire Transport (SYT), until a staff buyout created the bus operating company Mainline Group. This company is now part of First Group.

SYPTE is responsible for all the bus stops, shelters and bus interchanges in the county, along with Park & Ride sites. It provides comprehensive public transport information at stops, in the form of timetable leaflets, information on the web and a telephone enquiry service called Traveline. SYPTE has a network of Information Centres providing information and ticketing. SYPTE administers the concessionary travel schemes for children and students, senior citizens and the mobility impaired and the countywide multi-modal ticket Travelmaster.

Travel South Yorkshire

The South Yorkshire public transport network, of which SYPTE is a key deliverer of passenger services, was re-branded as Travel South Yorkshire in 2006. Changes include the introduction of the YourNextBus scheme on all stops as well as LED departure boards on the towns most often run routes at certain stops.

Timetable information

Travel South Yorkshire provides timetable information for all bus and train services within South Yorkshire. Leaflets are available from Travel Information Centres (Mainly Interchanges).

Travel information centres

Travel South Yorkshire's travel information centres provide information and advice about public transport in South Yorkshire. From these centres, timetable leaflets can be obtained, a range of multi-modal tickets can be bought and you can apply for a range of travel passes at these desks.

Multi-modal ticketing

Travel South Yorkshire sells a range of multi-modal tickets on behalf of the public transport operators of South Yorkshire. These tickets are commercial products, which do not receive a subsidy.

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