Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise
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Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise, or STAS operates a public transport network and infrastructure in and around Saint-Étienne
. Its responsibility is to provide tramway, trolleybus
and bus
service in the fifteen communes
of the Saint-Étienne
agglomeration:
The company's official name, although not used is the TPAS and is a Société Anonyme with a capital of 154 000 euros. Its main shareholder, Veolia Transport
is the parent company. STAS was created on 1 April 2000.
STAS maintains its rolling stock from three sites:
and is also responsible for sites throughout the Saint-Étienne:
The STAS providing a diverse array of service possesses a diverse fleet, of which includes:
Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise, or STAS operates a public transport network and infrastructure in and around Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
. Its responsibility is to provide tramway, trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
and bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
service in the fifteen communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of the Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
agglomeration:
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- FirminyFirminyFirminy is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It lies on the Ondaine River 8 mi. S.W. of Saint-Étienne by rail.-Sights:Two historic churches from the 12th and 16th centuries are located here...
- La RicamarieLa RicamarieLa Ricamarie is a commune in the Loire department in central France....
- Saint-Paul-en-CornillonSaint-Paul-en-CornillonSaint-Paul-en-Cornillon is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:* - Galeries :...
- FraissesFraissesFraisses is a commune in the Loire department in central France....
Company structure
Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement...
is the parent company. STAS was created on 1 April 2000.
Depots
- Transpôle depot at Saint-Priest-en-JarezSaint-Priest-en-JarezSaint-Priest-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:*...
(company headquarters, 9 hectares) - Transparc depot at Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
(2 hectares) - Pont Chaney depot at FirminyFirminyFirminy is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It lies on the Ondaine River 8 mi. S.W. of Saint-Étienne by rail.-Sights:Two historic churches from the 12th and 16th centuries are located here...
(3300m²)
and is also responsible for sites throughout the Saint-Étienne:
- An information point and reseller, Place Dorian in Saint-Étienne
- park and ridePark and ridePark and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
at Saint-Priest-en-JarezSaint-Priest-en-JarezSaint-Priest-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:*... - Musée des Transports Urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa Région, transport museum.
Fleet
Bus
- Heuliez GX 77 H
- Heuliez GX 117
- Irisbus AgoraRenault AgoraThe Irisbus Agora was a low-floor bus designed and built by Renault from 1996 to 2002, date upon which it has been built by Irisbus, firstly a joint-venture with Fiat subsidiary Iveco from 1999, with Iveco engines...
- Mercedes Citaro
- Mercedes O 405 GN
- Renault PR 100-2
- Renault R 312Renault R 312The Renault R 312 is a class of buses produced by the bus division of Renault Trucks from 1987 to 1996. It succeeded the SC 10, which was originally a Saviem design from the 1960s...
- Renault Agora articulatedRenault AgoraThe Irisbus Agora was a low-floor bus designed and built by Renault from 1996 to 2002, date upon which it has been built by Irisbus, firstly a joint-venture with Fiat subsidiary Iveco from 1999, with Iveco engines...
Bicycles
- VélivertVélivertVéliVert is a bike sharing scheme in Saint-Étienne, France launched in June 2010, by STAS. This community bicycle program comprises 400 long term renting bicycles and 300 short term renting bicycles....
bike sharing program with 400 long term renting and 300 short term renting bicycles.