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Metro is the trading name for bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 company Citybus in Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. It is a subsidiary of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company is a government owned body which was established in 1967 to take over the railway and bus services of the Ulster Transport Authority , namely Northern Ireland Railways and Ulsterbus....
, within the common management structure of Translink
Translink (Northern Ireland)

Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region....
, along with Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Flexibus....
 and Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
.

Metro operates 12 quality bus corridor (QBCs) in Belfast, a number of additional routes, as well as a Nightlink service.






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Metro is the trading name for bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 company Citybus in Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. It is a subsidiary of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company is a government owned body which was established in 1967 to take over the railway and bus services of the Ulster Transport Authority , namely Northern Ireland Railways and Ulsterbus....
, within the common management structure of Translink
Translink (Northern Ireland)

Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region....
, along with Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Flexibus....
 and Northern Ireland Railways
Northern Ireland Railways

NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time, Ulster Transport Railways , is the railway operator in Northern Ireland....
.

Metro operates 12 quality bus corridor (QBCs) in Belfast, a number of additional routes, as well as a Nightlink service. It also operates 5 bus stations, all situated in Belfast.

The service began as the Belfast Corporation
Belfast City Council

Belfast City Council is the city council for Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the largest local council, serving the largest city in Northern Ireland and had an estimated population of in ....
 Transport Department. In 1973, these services were transferred to the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company as Citybus Limited, becoming part of the "Translink" integrated network in 1995. In 2004, Translink/NITHC announced that Citybus would be completely reorganised into 12 QBCs and integrated with Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus

Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Flexibus....
 services in the Greater Belfast area. Citybus was relaunched as Metro on 7 February 2005. A new service similar to Metro has now been opened in Derry
Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
 under the name of Ulsterbus Foyle
Ulsterbus Foyle

Ulsterbus Foyle is a brandname developed by Ulsterbus for its services in Derry, Northern Ireland second city. The new service was opened on 4 September 2006 following a review and expansion of the city's bus routes and replacement of many of the cities older buses....
.

See also

  • List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
    List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

    This is a WP:LIST of bus and coach operators of the United Kingdom. The list includes both current and historic entities, private companies and public operators, sub-brands and holding companies and public transport, private hire and tour operators....


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