Metro Transport Sydney
Metro Transport Sydney (MTS) was the owner of the now-demolished Sydney Monorail and the former owner of the Inner West Light Rail in Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 2001, it replaced the Sydney Light Rail Company (SLRC), the previous owner of the light rail, and CGEA Transport Sydney, the previous owner of the monorail. It was bought by the New South Wales Government in 2012. The Metro Transport Sydney brand was discontinued from 1 July 2013, and the SLRC and Metro Transport Sydney were deregistered later that month.
The Inner West Light Rail passing below the depot of the now-closed Sydney Monorail (both owned by Metro until 2013) | |
| Industry | Transport |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Sydney Light Rail Company CGEA Transport Sydney TNT Transit Systems |
| Founded | 1994 (Sydney Light Rail Company) 1998 (CGEA Transport Sydney) 2001 (Metro Transport Sydney) |
| Defunct | July 2013 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Products | Public transport |
| Owner | Australia Infrastructure Fund Utilities Trust of Australia Colonial First State |
| Divisions | Sydney Monorail Metro Light Rail |
| Website | www.metrotransport.com.au/index.php/ |
Metro Transport Sydney contracted the day-to-day operations of the monorail and light rail to Veolia Transport Sydney, a subsidiary of Veolia Transdev, who operated them since 1998. After the government takeover of Metro Transport Sydney, Veolia Transport Sydney remained as the operator of monorail and light rail. Veolia Transport Sydney later renamed to Transdev Sydney on 1 July 2013. The monorail was also shut down on the same day.