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Key focus areas

Quick facts

Metrobus has a fleet of 532, including two luxury buses and six special needs buses fitted with hydraulic wheelchair lifts.

Metrobus:

  • Supplies a daily public bus service;
  • Provides transport for people with disabilities;
  • Provides pensioner transport;
  • Provides a dedicated transport service for school learners;
  • Supplies commercial contracts to transport employees;
  • Operates a Gauteng department of transport contract in Eldorado Park with 19 buses;
  • Provides buses for private hire;
  • Provides transport to and from major events; and
  • Offers advertising space on buses and tickets.

Its services are constantly expanding and Metrobus is, among other plans, determined to extend its bus routes, provide feeder services for the Gautrain, and integrate services for people with disabilities into the scheduled service.



 
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