Metropolitan Transport Authority

Metropolitan Transport Authority is a municipal unit of Metropolis GZM, established on 22 November 2017 to organize, manage, and supervise local public transport across the cities of the metropolitan union, municipalities with signed agreements, and neighboring municipalities. It is the largest public transport authority in Poland by area.

History

Metropolitan Transport Authority was established on 22 November 2017 by the GZM Assembly through resolution No. III/16/2017. On the same day, resolution No. III/17/2017 granted it a statute. On 1 January 2019, Metropolitan Transport Authority assumed the responsibilities of the previous transport authorities in the region:,, and.
In January 2019, Małgorzata Gutowska was appointed director of Metropolitan Transport Authority.

Area

Metropolitan Transport Authority provides services across the following 57 cities and municipalities:
Metropolitan Transport Authority operates a network of over 500 transport lines serving nearly 7,000 stations. Approximately 1,500 vehicles operate daily under the Metropolitan Transport Authority brand. Passengers can track real-time departures using around 550 Dynamic Passenger Information System boards. SDIP is a main component of passenger information, displaying departure times, transport updates, and air quality information. New boards include cameras to enhance safety at stops.

Operators

Metropolitan Transport Authority's transport lines are operated by enterprises:

Municipal:
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* Tychy Trolleybus Lines
* Silesian Interurbans
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* Motor Transport Company in Gostynin
* Motor Transport Company in Tarnobrzeg
* PKS Południe
* INTRANS Group Anna Szelejewska
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Additionally, these and other operators form consortia. In total, Metropolitan Transport Authority contracts over 20 entities, including consortia, to operate its lines.

Tickets

Metropolitan Transport Authority offers single-use tickets in time-based formats. Multi-ride tickets can be encoded on the Silesian Public Services Card or online applications. Medium-term tickets include daily, 24-hour, and 7-day tickets. Long-term tickets are available for 30, 90, or 180 days.
The full ticket range, including season tickets, can be purchased via the dedicated Metroappka Transport GZM app introduced in 2024.

Metrotickets

Metrotickets are personalized monthly tickets allowing unlimited travel on Metropolitan Transport Authority services and Koleje Śląskie trains within the GZM area. Two variants also allow unlimited travel on the Katowice–Sławków route operated by POLREGIO.
Passengers can choose from seven Metroticket variants : Katowice Zone, five color-coded zones, and a Whole Metropolis ticket.

Metroticket variants

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Katowice Zone – valid within Katowice city: Metropolitan Transport Authority public transport and all Koleje Śląskie railways.
Yellow – valid across the entire Metropolitan Transport Authority network and Koleje Śląskie railway sections: –Katowice Zone and Bytom–Gliwice.
Green – valid across the entire Metropolitan Transport Authority network and Koleje Śląskie railway sections: Gliwice–Katowice Zone, –Gliwice.
Red – valid across the entire Metropolitan Transport Authority network and Koleje Śląskie railway section – Katowice Zone, plus the POLREGIO section Katowice–.
Blue – valid across the entire Metropolitan Transport Authority network and Koleje Śląskie railway section –Katowice Zone.
Orange – valid across the entire Metropolitan Transport Authority network and Koleje Śląskie railway sections: Tychy Lodowisko–Katowice Zone, –Katowice Zone, –Katowice Zone.

Purchasing a color-coded zone ticket automatically includes access to the Katowice Zone.

Development and service quality

Metropolitan Transport Authority, beyond ongoing changes due to roadworks or new infrastructure, develops long-term modernization and improvement plans for its network.

Metropolitan Transport Authority metrolines

As of February 2024, 32 metropolitan lines operate within Metropolis GZM, managed by Metropolitan Transport Authority:

Line number	Starting station	Ending station	Served municipalities	Launch date	Source
M1	Katowice	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Katowice, Chorzów, Świętochłowice, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, Gliwice	8 May 2021
M24	Katowice Adam Mickiewicz Street	Zabrze Johann Goethe Street	Katowice, Chorzów, Świętochłowice, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze	8 May 2021
M2	Katowice	Zajezdnia Katowice Steelworks)	Katowice, Sosnowiec, Dąbrowa Górnicza	8 May 2021
M3	Katowice Piotr Skarga Street	Tarnowskie Góry Dworzec	Katowice, Chorzów, Bytom, Tarnowskie Góry	8 May 2021
M4	Katowice Piotr Skarga Street	Zagórze Zajezdnia Pomnik)	Katowice, Sosnowiec	8 May 2021
M18	Tychy Osiedle Z1	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Tychy, Mikołów, Gierałtowice, Gliwice	8 May 2021
M22	Katowice	Międzyrzecze Gospoda	Katowice, Mysłowice, Imielin, Lędziny, Bieruń, Bojszowy	3 July 2021
M101	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Wesoła	Katowice, Mysłowice	3 July 2021
M102	Tarnowskie Góry Dworzec	Bytom Dworzec	Tarnowskie Góry, Radzionków, Bytom	7 August 2021
M108	Tychy	Imielin Wiadukt	Tychy, Bieruń, Chełm Śląski, Imielin	7 August 2021
AP	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Pyrzowice Katowice Airport	Katowice, Ożarowice	1 January 2022
M19	Sosnowiec Urząd Miasta	Pyrzowice Katowice Airport	Sosnowiec, Będzin, Psary, Mierzęcice, Ożarowice	1 January 2022
M100	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Sośnicowice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Gliwice, Sośnicowice	12 February 2022
M104	Osiedle	Stanica Kościół	Gliwice, Pilchowice	12 February 2022
M28	Katowice	Osiedle Wieczorka Dworzec	Katowice, Siemianowice Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie	12 February 2022
M14	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Siedliska Cargo	Gliwice, Zbrosławice, Zabrze, Bytom, Tarnowskie Góry, Świerklaniec, Ożarowice, Mierzęcice	12 March 2022
M107	Pyskowice Szpitalna	Tarnowskie Góry Dworzec	Pyskowice, Zbrosławice, Tarnowskie Góry	25 June 2022
M105	Pyskowice Szpitalna Street	Centrum Przesiadkowe	Pyskowice, Gliwice, Knurów	25 June 2022
M10	Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Avenue	Kobiór Centrum	Katowice, Tychy, Kobiór	16 July 2022
M11	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Siedliska Cargo	Katowice, Siemianowice Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Wojkowice, Bobrowniki, Ożarowice, Mierzęcice	30 July 2022
M16	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Osiedle Wieczorka Dworzec	Gliwice, Zabrze, Bytom, Piekary Śląskie	20 August 2022
M116	Osiedle Wieczorka Dworzec	Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy	Piekary Śląskie, Bobrowniki, Ożarowice, Mierzęcice	20 August 2022
M23	Katowice Piotr Skarga Street	Siewierz Dom Kultury	Katowice, Sosnowiec, Będzin, Psary, Siewierz	3 September 2022
M15	Tychy Towarowa Street	Sosnowiec Szpital Wojewódzki	Tychy, Lędziny, Mysłowice, Sosnowiec	10 November 2022
M109	Pętla	Sławków	Dąbrowa Górnicza, Sławków	10 November 2022
M106	Gliwice Centrum Przesiadkowe	Rudziniec	Gliwice, Rudziniec	1 January 2023
M103	Dobieszowice Skrzyżowanie	Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza railway station	Bobrowniki, Psary, Dąbrowa Górnicza	14 January 2023
M25	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Czeladź Dworzec	Katowice, Siemianowice Śląskie, Czeladź	25 February 2023
M12	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Gostyń Drzymały	Katowice, Mikołów,, Wyry	3 June 2023
M13	Katowice Sądowa transfer center	Inwestycyjna Pętla II	Katowice, Mysłowice, Sosnowiec	3 June 2023
M17	Bytom Dworzec	Sosnowiec Urząd Miasta	Bytom, Piekary Śląskie, Siemianowice Śląskie, Czeladź, Sosnowiec	3 June 2023
M21	Bytom Dworzec	Wygoda Skrzyżowanie	Bytom, Ruda Śląska, Mikołów	23 September 2023