Transportes Sul do Tejo
Transportes Sul do Tejo, SA (TST) is a Portuguese bus company based in Laranjeiro , which primarily operates regular services in the Margem Sul do Tejo in the Almada , Seixal and Setúbal area.
TST was created in 1995 after the privatization of the state bus operator Rodoviária Nacional , which operated most of the bus transport in the greater Lisbon area. December 1998 TST lost its independence, since then TST has been part of the Portuguese transport company Barraqueiro . In 2001 the operation of the company Belos-Transportes in the Setúbal area was incorporated into the TST. TST has been part of the Arriva transport group since September 2003 .
Today Transportes Sul do Tejo operates numerous bus routes on the south side of the Tagus in the districts of Alcochete , Almada, Barreiro , Moita , Montijo , Palmela , Seixal, Sesimbra and Setúbal on an area of more than 1,600 square kilometers with more than a million inhabitants. TST classifies its bus services into urbanas ("urban"), suburbanas ("suburban") and rápidas ("express"). In addition to the normal city bus services, TST also operates shuttle bus routes to the stations of the Fertagus trains under the name SulFertagus in cooperation with its sister company Fertagus .
TST transports around 83 million passengers annually, with an annual turnover of 51 million euros. TST employs 1225 people, including 800 bus drivers, and owns 618 diesel buses. In some cases, Transportes Sul do Tejo received government grants, together with other bus companies in 2007, 4.935 million euros.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Governo paga compensação de 4.9 milhões a transportadoras públicas ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , [Government pays 4.9 million compensation to transport companies], Agência Financeira, December 27, 2007
Web links
- Official website (Portuguese, English)
- Photos of TST buses