Eurolines is a
brand
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of
intercity bus service owned by an international non-profit organisation formed under
Belgian law.
[ Using the Eurolines brand, partner bus companies operate service in Europe and Morocco.
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History
Eurolines was founded in 1985. Its forerunner was the Europabus brand network created by the Union des Services Routiers des Chemins de Fer Européens (URF), a consortium of 11 European national railway companies, in 1951.
In 2010, Lux Express left the Eurolines network.
In January 2018, National Express Coaches
National Express, also abbreviated NX, is a Intercity bus service, long and medium-distance intercity coach operator operating services throughout Great Britain. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational public transport company Mobico G ...
withdrew from the Eurolines network, instead partnering with Ouibus.
In April 2019, the Eurolines operating businesses in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Spain, and the Isilines brand, all of which were formerly owned by Veolia Transport and later Transdev
Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020.
Transdev was formed on 3 April 2011 via the merg ...
, were acquired by Flixbus.
In July 2020, Eurolines operators in France were placed into compulsory liquidation by a French court.
Operators
*Bosnia-Herzegovina: Centrotrans Eurolines
*Croatia: Eurolines Autotrans by Arriva
*Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: Eurolines Lithuania
Accidents
*In August 2010, a Eurolines bus traveling from the Netherlands to Crespin after the driver fell asleep at the wheel, killing one person.
*In August 2013, an Ecolines bus overturned in southern France, killing two people.
References
External links
Showbus gallery
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1985 establishments in Belgium
Bus operating companies
International bus transport in Europe
Mobico Group
Transdev
Transport companies established in 1985
Veolia
FlixBus