Benefits
As a result, Merseysiders benefit from a range of facilities including:
- free travel for 250,000 elderly and disabled members of the community
- a family of tickets to suit all travel needs
- modern stations across Merseyside
- the award winning Mersey Ferries, a premier Merseyside tourist attraction
- crossriver links 365 days a year provided by the Mersey Tunnels
- plans for an ambitious Rapid Transit network for the 21st century
- funding and standard setting for the Merseyrail network
- a new generation of Merseyrail stations across the region
- a network of Travel Centres across Merseyside
- maintenance of over 6,000 bus stops and shelters on Merseyside
- the only comprehensive public transport information line open 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays
- environmental initiatives including electric and gas powered vehicles
- campaigns and educational projects focusing on social and economic aspects relating to public transport and the community