The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles[a] or STIB; Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel[b] or MIVB) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium.
329 million trips were made in 2011, a 5.6% increase from the previous year.
[4] Ridership has increased sharply in recent years to 370 million trips in 2015.
[7] In 2009, following annual increases of 1.56% in passenger journeys and 2.4% in direct revenue, fares covered 54.8% of operating costs.
[citation needed] STIB/MIVB is a shareholder of Transamo, a transport engineering and consultancy firm in Europe that specialises in the project management of public transport projects in France.