Merseytravel

Merseytravel
Company typePassenger Transport Executive
IndustryPublic transport
FoundedTransport Act 1968
(1 December 1969)
HeadquartersMann Island Buildings, Liverpool, England
Area served
Liverpool City Region
Key people
Frank Rogers (CEO)
Liam Robinson (Chairman)
ParentLiverpool City Region Combined Authority
SubsidiariesMerseyrail
Mersey Ferries
Mersey Tunnels
The Beatles Story
Websitewww.merseytravel.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Merseytravel is the passenger transport executive, responsible for the coordination of public transport in the Liverpool City Region in North West England. Merseytravel was established on 1 December 1969 as the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. From 1 April 2014, with the creation of the Liverpool City Region, Merseytravel expanded its area of operation from the metropolitan county of Merseyside to also include the Borough of Halton.

On 19 July 2024, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced it would be renamed to Transport for Liverpool City Region (TfLCR) to help fall in line with Transport for London and Transport for Greater Manchester. The actual date of the rename has not been confirmed. Also, alongside the rename, a new crest and flag for the city region would be created.[1]

  1. ^ "Merseytravel to become Transport for Liverpool City Region". BBC News. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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