Functions
Centro's activities include:
- Subsidising, and seeking government subsidy for, some remunerative bus, train and tram services which it considers socially necessary.
- Providing public transport street furniture, bus stops and shelters, passenger information and bus stations. Bus stops are owned and maintained by Centro. There are bus stations at Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Merry Hill, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Coventry, plus several large interchanges (such as Cradley Heath). Timetable and real time electronic information is usually provided.
- Administration of concessionary fares, and funding the Ring-and-Ride door to door service for the elderly and disabled, operated by West Midlands Special Needs Transport.
- Operating multi-operator travel pass arrangements.
- Planning facilities and improvements, such as railway stations, park and ride, bus lanes, and the Midland Metro. Park and ride has been a priority for Centro, with 6,700 free parking spaces provided at rail stations.
Read more about this topic: West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
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