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.
Merseytravel's Headquarters at No.1 Mann Island
Merseyrail 508126 at Ellesmere Port station in June 2012
Merseytravel bus and rail sign on St James Street
Merseybus Leyland Titan in Anfield in June 1996
Liverpool City Region is a combined authority area in North West England. It has six council areas; five Merseyside metropolitan boroughs and the Cheshire unitary authority of Halton. The region had a population of 1,571,045 in 2022.
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