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			{{Short description\|Long distance coach organisation}}
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			{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2016}}
⚫	\| ~~name~~ = ~~Eurolines~~
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	\| logo = Eurolines logo.svg
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	\| ~~image~~ = Eurolines ~~bus Mannheim 100 3704~~.~~jpg~~		\|logo = Eurolines logo.svg
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			\|image = Eurolines_Bova._AB_2009-5,_Minsk,_Belarus._ЕВРОЛАЙНС,_Минск,_Беларусь.jpg
⚫	\| company_slogan = Your connection across Europe
			\|image_caption = Belintoustri ] Futura
⚫	\| ~~parent~~ =
		⚫	\|company_slogan = Your connection across Europe
⚫	\| founded =
	\| ~~defunct~~ =		\|parent =
		⚫	\|founded = {{Start date and age\|1985}}
	\| headquarters = Metrologielaan 6, ] <ref name=Legal></ref>
	\| ~~locale~~ =		\|defunct =
			\|headquarters = Metrologielaan/Avenue de la Métrologie 6, 1130 ], ]<ref name=wipo>{{cite web \| url=https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/showData.jsp?ID=ROM.620147 \| title=620147 - Eurolines \| publisher=WIPO Madrid}}</ref>
⚫	\| service_area = Europe
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		⚫	\|service_area = Europe<BR>Morocco
	\| alliance = 32 independent coach companies
		⚫	\|service_type = ]
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	\| annual ridership =		\|annual ridership= 4 million
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	'''Eurolines''' is a ] (long distance bus) organisation, operating international bus routes within ] and ] to over 500 destinations in over 25 countries. Rather than being a single company, Eurolines is a network of co-operating bus companies from all over Europe, offering ] and extensive connections. For example, in ] Eurolines services are operated by the ], in ] by ], and in the ] by the semi-state bus company, ]. Eurolines headquarters are based in ].

			'''Eurolines''' is a ] of ] owned by an international non-profit organisation formed under ].<ref name=wipo/> Using the Eurolines brand, partner bus companies operate service in Europe and Morocco.
	Due to its decentralised approach, standards of service vary between countries. In some parts of Europe, notably the ] (operated by ]) and ] (operated by ]), Eurolines is a major method of travel between neighbouring countries. In other parts of Europe, international rail and air travel are more common and Eurolines coaches occupy a niche market of mainly overnight links.

			==History==
	Eurolines sell passes for unlimited travel between 45 main European cities for either 15 or 30 days under the name ''Eurolines Pass''. The Eurolines Pass offers international travel across 43 key European cities. <ref name="ACPRAil">{{Cite web
			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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pure.tue.nl/ws/files/3288422/200811607.pdf \| title=Driving Europe: Building Europe on roads in the twentieth century, \| first=Frank \| last=Schipper \| date=14 August 2008 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911014841/https://pure.tue.nl/ws/files/3288422/200811607.pdf \| archive-date=11 September 2016 \| url-status=live \| format=]}}</ref>
	\|url= http://www.acprail.com/transport/europe \|title=ACPRail

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			In 2010, ] left the Eurolines network.<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.err.ee/405263/bussifirma-loobub-eurolinesi-kaubamargist \| title=Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist \| trans-title=The bus company abandons the Eurolines brand \| work=] \| date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

			In January 2018, ] withdrew from the Eurolines network, instead partnering with ].<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/natex-coaches-exits-eurolines/ \| title=NatEx Coaches exits Eurolines \| work=Bus & Coach Buyer \| date=7 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://blog.checkmybus.co.uk/news/national-express-partners-with-ouibus-155/ \| title=National Express Forms New Partnership with Ouibus \| work=Check My Bus \| date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

			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 ] and later ], were acquired by ].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.transdev.com/en/press-release/flixbus-buys-eurolines-isilines/ \| title=Negotiations successfully completed: FlixBus buys Eurolines/isilines from Transdev Group \| publisher=] \| date=2 May 2019 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613060440/https://www.transdev.com/en/press-release/flixbus-buys-eurolines-isilines/ \| archive-date=13 June 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			In July 2020, Eurolines operators in France were placed into ] by a French court.<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/22/end-of-the-road-for-french-coach-giant-eurolines-as-company-goes-into-liquidation-after-35 \| title=End of the road for French coach giant Eurolines as company goes into liquidation after 35 years \| first=Emma \| last=Beswick \| work=] \| date=22 July 2020}}</ref>

			==Operators==
			*Bosnia-Herzegovina: Centrotrans Eurolines<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://centrotrans.com/ \| title=Centrotrans Eurolines}}</ref>
			*Croatia: Eurolines Autotrans by ]<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://eurolines.hr/ \| title=Eurolines Autotrans}}</ref>
			*Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: Eurolines Lithuania<ref name=eult>{{Cite web \| url=https://eurolines.lt/ \| title=Eurolines Lithuania}}</ref>
			*Ireland: ], operator of Expressway Eurolines<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.buseireann.ie/ \| title=Bus Éireann}}</ref>
			*Switzerland: Autourisme Léman SA (ALSA) and Eggmann Frey AG<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://eurolines.ch/en/ \| title=Eurolines.ch}}</ref>
			* Serbia: ]<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://lasta.rs/?lang=eng \| title=Lasta}}</ref>

			==Accidents==
			*In August 2010, an Eurolines bus traveling from the Netherlands to Crespin after the driver fell asleep at the wheel, killing one person.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2010-08-14 \|title=One dead after Eurolines bus crashes in northern France \|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20100814-eurolines-bus-netherlands-crashes-northern-france-crespin \|access-date=2024-03-14 \|website=France 24 \|language=en}}
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			*In August 2013, an Ecolines bus overturned in southern France, killing two people.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2013-08-11 \|title=Two dead in tourist bus accident in southern France \|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20130811-two-dead-tourist-bus-accident-southern-france \|access-date=2024-03-14 \|website=RFI \|language=en}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 13:17, 14 March 2024

Long distance coach organisation


Belintoustri Bova Futura
Founded	1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters	Metrologielaan/Avenue de la Métrologie 6, 1130 Brussels, Belgium
Service area	Europe Morocco
Service type	Intercity bus service
Annual ridership	4 million

Eurolines is a brand 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.

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 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, 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
Ireland: Bus Éireann, operator of Expressway Eurolines
Switzerland: Autourisme Léman SA (ALSA) and Eggmann Frey AG
Serbia: Lasta Beograd

Accidents

In August 2010, an 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

^ "620147 - Eurolines". WIPO Madrid.
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.
"Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist" [The bus company abandons the Eurolines brand]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 28 May 2010.
"NatEx Coaches exits Eurolines". Bus & Coach Buyer. 7 February 2018.
"National Express Forms New Partnership with Ouibus". Check My Bus. 14 February 2018.
"Negotiations successfully completed: FlixBus buys Eurolines/isilines from Transdev Group" (Press release). Transdev. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
Beswick, Emma (22 July 2020). "End of the road for French coach giant Eurolines as company goes into liquidation after 35 years". Euronews.
"Centrotrans Eurolines".
"Eurolines Autotrans".
"Eurolines Lithuania".
"Bus Éireann".
"Eurolines.ch".
"Lasta".
"One dead after Eurolines bus crashes in northern France". France 24. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
"Two dead in tourist bus accident in southern France". RFI. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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