Eurolines

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Belintoustri Bova Futura
Founded1985;41 years ago (1985)
HeadquartersMetrologielaan/Avenue de la Métrologie 6, 1130 Brussels, Belgium [1]
Service type Intercity bus service
DestinationsLithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland
Annual ridership4 million

Eurolines is a brand of intercity bus service owned by an international non-profit organisation formed under Belgian law. [1] In 2019, the Eurolines operating businesses in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Spain were acquired by Flixbus. [2] The only operator that still uses the Eurolines branding is UAB Kautra, which operates service between Lithuania and Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. [3]

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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. [4]

In 2010, Lux Express left the Eurolines network. [5]

In 2017, the Eurolines routes to/from Romania were integrated into FlixBus. [6]

In January 2018, National Express Coaches withdrew from the Eurolines network, instead partnering with Ouibus. [7]

In April 2019, the Eurolines operating businesses in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Spain, all of which were formerly owned by Veolia Transport and later Transdev, were acquired by Flixbus. [2]

In July 2020, Eurolines operators in France were placed into compulsory liquidation by a French court. [8]

Accidents

References

  1. 1 2 "620147 – Eurolines". WIPO Madrid.
  2. 1 2 "Negotiations successfully completed: FlixBus buys Eurolines/isilines from Transdev Group" (Press release). Transdev. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eurolines Lithuania".
  4. ↑ Schipper, Frank (14 August 2008). "Driving Europe: Building Europe on roads in the twentieth century," (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist" [The bus company abandons the Eurolines brand]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 28 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Eurolines Romania signs partnership with FlixBus for international routes". Romania Insider. 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "NatEx Coaches exits Eurolines". Bus & Coach Buyer. 7 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Beswick, Emma (22 July 2020). "End of the road for French coach giant Eurolines as company goes into liquidation after 35 years". Euronews .
  9. ↑ "One dead after Eurolines bus crashes in northern France". France 24. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Two dead in tourist bus accident in southern France". RFI. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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