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Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating public transport services throughout Greater Manchester, in North West England. The organisation traces its origins to the Transport Act 1968, when the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive was established to co-ordinate public transport in and around Manchester. Between 1974 and 2011, this body was known as the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), until a reformation of local government arrangements in Greater Manchester granted the body more powers and prompted a corporate rebranding.〔(All change: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive becomes Transport for Greater Manchester – with a new logo of course ) ''Manchester Evening News'' 1 April 2011〕 The strategies and policies of Transport for Greater Manchester are set by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and its Transport for Greater Manchester Committee. Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for investments in improving transport services and facilities. It is the executive arm of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee (the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority between 1974 and 2011) which funds and makes policies for TfGM. The authority is made up of 33 councillors appointed from the ten Greater Manchester districts (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan). ==Services== Infrastructure and services owned and/or operated by TfGM include: *Manchester Metrolink: tram system operational in 1992. Entirely subsidised by TfGM without a government grant and operated by RATP Group.〔(RATP buys Manchester Metrolink operator ) ''Railway Gazette International 2 August 2011〕 Carries over 29 million passengers a year.〔(Light Rail and Tram Statistics: England 2013/14 ) Department for Transport 29 June 2014〕 With 92 stations it is the largest local transport network in the United Kingdom after the London Underground. Further expansion to Trafford Park and Stockport is envisaged. * *Altrincham-Bury Line * *Altrincham-Piccadilly Line * *Bury-Ashton Line * *Didsbury-Rochdale Line * *Eccles-Piccadilly Line * *Manchester Airport-Cornbrook line * *MediaCity-Cornbrook Line *Metroshuttle: launched 2002, free bus service around Manchester city centre. New services were provided in Bolton, Oldham and Stockport after success of the service in Manchester.〔(Metroshuttle ) Transport for Greater Manchester〕 *Rail services: operated by Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail & Virgin Trains〔(Operators ) Transport for Greater Manchester〕 * *Subsidised fares on certain local services * *Funding for station refurbishments on an ad hoc basis *Bus services: operated by private operators including Arriva North West, Bullocks Coaches, First Greater Manchester, First West Yorkshire, Go Goodwins, Manchester Community Transport, Rosso & Stagecoach Manchester〔(Bus Operators ) Transport for Greater Manchester〕 * *Subsidised fares on certain services * *System One travelcards * *Maintenance of bus shelters and stations * *Shudehill Interchange Coach Station *Road * *Greater Manchester Urban Traffic Control Unit (GMUTC) – responsibility for road management transferred to TfGM in 2009. Entails installation, maintenance and management of traffic signals, road safety, incident response and event management via a traffic control centre. *Website * *(Route Explorer application ) File:Geograph-2206116-by-David-Dixon.jpg|Manchester Metrolink, TfGM owns Greater Manchester's tram system which entails over 57 miles of track and 92 stops across seven of the ten Greater Manchester boroughs File:Route Metroshuttle 3.JPG|Metroshuttle, free bus service around Manchester city centre, Bolton, Oldham and Stockport File:Class 323 - Manchester Piccadilly.jpg|Commuter rail services, TfGM subsidises local rail services and helps funds station improvements across Greater Manchester where appropriate File:Parker Street - geograph.org.uk - 2711601.jpg|Bus services, TfGM maintains bus shelters, subsidised fares on certain services and implements the System One travelcards File:Mancunian Way UMIST.jpg|Road management, TfGM has been responsible for maintenance of traffic signals, road management and safety since 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transport for Greater Manchester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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