Functions
TfGM does not run passenger services, but is responsible for:
- Subsidising bus services that are considered socially necessary but would not otherwise be viable, and providing bus stops and shelters.
- Managing the funding and administration of concessionary fares for the elderly and disabled etc. TfGM also runs "Ring-and-Ride" services for the disabled.
- Specifying fares and service levels of local train services.
- Funding, promoting and managing major county-wide public transport initiatives such as transport interchanges and the Metrolink.
- Providing information about public transport services, and operates multi-modal ticketing schemes.
TfGM owns the Manchester Metrolink light rail system, operated under a concession by Serco until taken over by Stagecoach on Sunday 15 July 2007 on a fixed contract, with the concession reverting to TfGM.
Read more about this topic: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
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