West Yorkshire Metro

Metro
Company typePassenger Transport Executive
IndustryPublic transport
Founded1 April 1974
(Local Government Act 1972)
Defunct1 April 2014
(Brand name still used by West Yorkshire Combined Authority)
HeadquartersWellington House
40–50 Wellington Street
Leeds
England
Area served
West Yorkshire
ParentWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
Websitewymetro.com

Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE), at the same time as the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[1] The Metro brand has been used from the outset and, since the formal abolition of the WYPTE on 1 April 2014, it has remained the brand name of public transport in the region, overseen by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which is also responsible for the delivery of transport policies.

  1. ^ Colin Speakeman (1985). Public Transport in West Yorkshire, Ten Years of Achievement. Metro–West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. ISBN 0-9510201-0-2.