SPT provides public transport solutions for more than 42% of Scotland's population.
SPT runs the subway
First opened in 1896, the Glasgow subway is the world’s third oldest underground system and carries over 13 million passengers a year.
SPT invests in the rail network
With 181 stations covering 334 route miles, the Strathclyde rail network is the largest suburban rail network outside London, and we have invested over £400 million in making it the most reliable regional rail network in the UK.
SPT subsidises buses and ferries
SPT subsidises vital bus services in areas where it would not be commercially viable for a private company to operate. In addition, SPT subsidises the Gourock–Kilcreggan–Helensburgh ferry and owns and operates a ferry on the River Clyde.
SPT maintains over 3,000 bus shelters and 9,000 bus stops.
SPT helps the housebound
SPT operates 34 Dial-a-Bus vehicles carrying over 300,000 passengers - every year - who would have otherwise been housebound.
SPT also manages free local bus and ferry travel for the elderly and the disabled, via a concessionary travel card. In Strathclyde there are over 350,000 card holders.
SPT manages travel centres
SPT has 11 travel centres which annually deal with more than one million enquiries, and a mobile travel centre serving rural areas.
SPT also manages Buchanan, Hamilton and East Kilbride bus stations which handle over 17 million people each year.
SPT makes travel affordable
SPT provides a wide range of tickets for a range of people, giving discounted fares on buses, trains, the subway and ferries.
SPT does the school run
Working with, or for, local education authorities SPT organises the biggest school run in Scotland. Every day nearly 50,000 pupils are transported to class, and back again.
SPT invests in safety
SPT gets a lot of people to a lot of places, and by investing in the infrastructure and support systems, ensures they get there safely. Public transport is already far safer than travelling by car and SPT wants to improve this margin further.
SPT looks to the future
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SPT is leading the way on progressing the work on the Glasgow Airport rail link;
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Partick, Scotland’s fifth busiest railway station, is being redeveloped to promote interchange between bus, train and subway;
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SPT is looking at introducing Quality Contracts that will specify how the whole bus network across west central Scotland should look, what local services should be provided, what fares should be charged and the standard of buses to be used;
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A study will be undertaken considering the opportunities for a light rail transport system;
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Work continues on options for CrossRail, linking the rail networks of the south and north of the conurbation along the south and east of Glasgow city centre; and
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SPT is planning a study on the development of a ticketing strategy for its area.
