TBM

What TBM does

TBM (Transports Bordeaux Métropole) is the public transportation network serving the Bordeaux metropolitan area in France. Operated as a government entity under the direct control of Bordeaux Métropole — the municipal government authority — TBM provides urban mass transit services including bus and tramway operations across the city of Bordeaux and the surrounding Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The entity functions as a public service utility rather than a commercial enterprise, with no private shareholders, venture capital, or public market participation in its ownership structure.

The core product offering comprises conventional urban public transportation infrastructure: bus routes and tramway lines that form the backbone of mobility within the metropolitan area. The company maintains a public-facing information portal at infotbm.com for service information, though no dedicated mobile application or public API has been disclosed. TBM is characterized as a large employer (1001-5000 staff) consistent with the operational scale required to run a metropolitan transit network with rolling stock, maintenance depots, and driver/operations personnel.

As a government-owned public transit authority, TBM's revenue model is primarily composed of farebox revenue from individual riders and direct funding from its parent entity, Bordeaux Métropole. The entity does not operate as a commercial business seeking profitability in the traditional sense; rather, it functions as a cost-recovery public service subsidized by municipal taxation. Ongoing infrastructure investment is evidenced by the 2026 summer construction works referenced on the company website, suggesting continued capital deployment in network maintenance or expansion.

Name

TBM

Legal name

Transports Bordeaux Métropole

Website

https://infotbm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

TBM is the public transportation network of the Bordeaux metropolitan area in France, operating buses and tramways as a government-owned entity under Bordeaux Métropole, serving residents and commuters across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Transit Services

NAICS

Urban Transit Systems (48511), Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Urban Transit Systems (4851), Commuter Rail Systems (485112)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Bus Stations & Coach Terminals (THAIALAD)

Keywords

• Public transit services
• Urban bus transport
• Tramway network
• Metropolitan transportation
• Municipal transit authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Core offering

TBM (Transports Bordeaux Métropole) operates the public transportation network for the Bordeaux metropolitan area in France. The network provides urban transit services including buses and tramways to residents, commuters, and visitors across the Bordeaux Métropole jurisdiction in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM) Public Transport Network Public transportation network operated by Bordeaux Métropole providing urban transport services including buses and tramways across the Bordeaux metropolitan area in France.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• STAR (Rennes Métropole): STAR operates the Rennes metro, bus, and bike-share network for Rennes Métropole. It is a direct French peer to TBM in running a metropolitan bus-plus-tram/metro system under a public authority.
• TCL (Transports en Commun Lyonnais): TCL operates the Lyon metro, tram, and bus network under the SYTRAL authority, making it a direct French peer to TBM in running a multi-modal urban transit system for a major metropolitan area.
• TAG (Transports de l'Agglomération de Grenoble): TAG operates the Grenoble tram and bus network, a mid-sized French city with a strong tramway backbone. It is a close direct peer to TBM in scale, modal mix, and metropolitan-authority governance.
• Tisséo: Tisséo runs the Toulouse metro, tram, and bus network for the Toulouse Métropole. It is a direct French urban transit peer to TBM, with a comparable bus-plus-tram model and metropolitan-authority ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• RATP Dev: RATP Dev is the international subsidiary of RATP, operating and maintaining urban transit networks worldwide. It is comparable to TBM as a bus and tram operator in mid-sized European cities, though under a contract rather than direct public-ownership model.
• Transdev: Transdev is a global public transport operator with significant French urban and intercity bus and tram operations. It is comparable to TBM in the bus-and-tram, contract-operating model often used by metropolitan authorities.
• Keolis: Keolis, a SNCF subsidiary, operates urban transit networks in many French and international cities under delegated service contracts. It is directly comparable to TBM in running bus and tram networks on behalf of public authorities.
• RATP: Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens operates the Paris metro, buses, and tramways. It is the largest French public transit operator and a natural broad benchmark for TBM on multi-modal urban operations, though at a vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• Wiener Linien: Wiener Linien operates Vienna's U-Bahn, tram, and bus network. It is a regional peer to TBM as a public-authority-operated multi-modal urban transit system in a mid-sized European city with a strong tramway backbone.
• STM (Société de transport de Montréal): STM operates the Montreal metro and bus network, a North American analog to TBM in running a public metro-area bus and rail system under municipal authority. It is a regional (non-French) peer with similar multi-modal structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/info_tbm
• Facebookfacebook.com/InfoTBM

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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