Over 8 million texts have now been sent to Metro's yournextbus service by people wanting real-time information about their bus.

Introduced in September 2005, the satellite-linked 'yournextbus' system provides passengers all over West Yorkshire with real-time information about when the next buses are due to arrive at their stop.

All you have to do is text the eight-digit number starting 450- on their bus stop, to 63876 (which spells METRO on the keypad). You then get a reply text within about 30 seconds which will tell you the times for the next few buses from that stop.

There are also shelter displays at almost 1,000 of the county's bus stops. All of Metro's major bus stations also have real-time departure boards.

WAP users can visit Metro's mobile site and there is a link to yournextbus on the right-hand side of this and every page of this web site.

"Passengers have told us that yournextbus makes them more likely to use the bus because the up-to-the-minute information it provides gives them more control of their time and their journey," said Metro Chairman Cllr Chris Greaves.

"Metro is committed to keeping passengers informed about their journeys and yournextbus is just one of the ways we do it," he continued.

"People can also phone our MetroLine call centre on 0113 2457676, visit www.wymetro.com sign up for our free Messenger email service, join us on Facebook and follow our @MetroTravelNews Twitter feed."

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