The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the

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for

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. It is supervised by the

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, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan boroughs of

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, and

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History

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, until a

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created the bus operating company Mainline Group. Shortly after

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purchased a 20% stake in the company, however this was sold in 1995 to

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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. It is responsible for various public transport services in the county, particularly the Sheffield Supertram and various subsidised bus services.

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. Some leaflets are available from Interchanges.

Travel interchanges

Travel South Yorkshire's interchanges at

, Arundel Gate in Sheffield,

, Hillsborough and Dinnington provide information and advice about public transport in South Yorkshire. From these interchanges, information can be obtained and a range of multi-modal (TravelMaster) tickets can be bought from self-serve vending machines. Other travel passes which were previously available at 'Information Centre' desks at these interchanges are now only available from the Travel South Yorkshire website or over the phone from Traveline.

Multi-modal ticketing

Travel South Yorkshire sells a range of multi-modal tickets on behalf of the public transport operators of South Yorkshire. These are generally in the form of

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tickets and are commercial products which do not receive a

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Bus

Bus interchanges

Travel South Yorkshire operate thirteen bus interchanges, many of which have been newly built or refurbished in the early 2000s. These bus interchanges provide a hub for local, regional and sometimes national bus and coach services, and in some locations also provide an interchange facility onto light rail and heavy rail services. * Adwick Interchange * Arundel Gate Interchange (

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, 150m) * Barnsley Interchange * Crystal Peaks bus station * Dinnington Interchange * Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange * Grimethorpe Interchange * Hillsborough Interchange * Manor Top Interchange *

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( , 300m) * Rotherham Interchange ( , 200m) * Sheffield Interchange ( , 150m)

Trolleybus

In 1985, the SYPTE purchased an

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trolleybus with a view to reintroducing a trolleybus network. A one mile section on Sandall Beat Road alongside

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was wired. However with

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in 1986, the project was shelved.

Rail

Routes

Stations in ''italics'' are located outside of the South Yorkshire PTE area. Notes: : – Station is located in

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, but SYPTE multi-modal TravelMaster tickets are valid to and from these railway stations.

Opened and re-opened stations

Eleven new stations were opened by SYPTE between 1983 and 1993. Many of these were re-opened former stations previously closed in the 1960s under the

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, but not all; Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe were entirely new stations, Rotherham Central was built to replace the closing which was further away from Rotherham town centre, and Meadowhall Interchange was built to serve the new Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Rotherham Parkgate, the terminus of the Sheffield Supertram

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pilot scheme from Sheffield city centre, opened in October 2018. *1983 – *1984 – (station re-sited) *1987 – *1988 – ; *1989 – *1990 –

; Swinton *1991 – *1992 –

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*1993 – *2018 – Rotherham Parkgate

Awards

National Transport Awards

* Integrated Transport Authority of the Year (2013). * Technology Award for the GetThereSooner project. * Rail Station of the Year. * Joe Clarke Passenger Transport Authority of the Year.

Institution of Highways and Transportation Awards

* IHT/Mouchel Parkman Accessibility Award for Sheffield Station.

Yorkshire Renaissance Awards

* Rail Project Award for Sheffield Station.

UK Bus Awards

* Local Authority Bus Project of the Year Award for Sheffield Bus Partnership (2013). * Making Buses a Better Choice Award for Sheffield Bus Partnership (2013).

Secure Stations Scheme

* Crime Prevention charity Crime Concern’s Award for

, Swinton and Adwick. TravelWise Awards * Best Travel Awareness Event Award for Carbon Quids campaign. Institution of Civil Engineers’ Yorkshire & Humber Awards * Award for Excellence for Barnsley Interchange. Light Rail Awards * Project of the Year Award for the £3m Supertram revamp. Rail Business Awards * Station Excellence Award for

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. Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards * Most Innovative Service Delivery Model Award for Sheffield Bus Partnership.

References

External links

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South Yorkshire Passenger Transport ExecutiveTravel South Yorkshire
Public transport information for South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport AuthorityPassenger Transport Executive Group
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