Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise
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| Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise | |
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| Parent Company | Veolia Transport |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Saint-Priest-en-Jarez |
| Locale | Saint-Étienne |
| Service Area |  France |
| Service Type | Urban bus service, trolleybus, tramway |
| Destinations | Firminy, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds |
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| Website | http://www.stas.tm.fr |
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:
- Saint-Étienne
- L'Étrat
- Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
- Villars
- Saint-Genest-Lerpt
- Sorbiers
- La Talaudière
- Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
- Roche-la-Molière
- Unieux
- Le Chambon-Feugerolles
- Firminy
- La Ricamarie
- Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon
- Fraisses
[edit] Company structure
The company's official name, although not used is the TPAS and is a Société Anonyme with a capital of 154 000 euros. It's main shareholder, Veolia Transport is the parent company. STAS was created on 1 April 2000.
[edit] Depots
STAS maintains its rolling stock from three sites:
- Transpôle depot at Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (company headquarters, 9 hectares)
- Transparc depot at Saint-Étienne (2 hectares)
- Pont Chaney depot at Firminy (3300m²)
and is also responsible for sites throughout the Saint-Étienne:
- An information point and reseller, Place Dorian in Saint-Étienne
- park and ride at Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
- Musée des Transports Urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa Région, transport museum.
[edit] Fleet
The STAS providing a diverse array of service possesses a diverse fleet, of which includes:
[edit] Trolleybus
- Renault ER 100
- Irisbus Cristalis
[edit] Bus
- Heuliez GX 77 H
- Heuliez GX 117
- Irisbus Agora
- Mercedes Citaro
- Mercedes O 405 GN
- Renault PR 100-2
- Renault R 312
- Renault Agora articulated
