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Ecolines
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Headquarters Riga, Latvia
Service areaEurope
Service type Intercity bus service
Stops205 in 20 countries [1]
Hubs Riga International Coach Terminal
FleetOver 200 buses
Operator12 coach companies
Website ecolines.net

Ecolines is a brand of intercity bus service in Central and Eastern Europe, with operations by several carriers. Ecolines has a fleet of over 200 buses, with international routes primarily served by single-and double-decker coaches manufactured by MAN Truck & Bus, Neoplan and Setra. [2]

History

Ecolines was founded in Latvia in 1993 as Norma-A. [3]

In 2017, Norma-A, the operator of Ecolines-branded buses in Latvia, acquired 10 new buses for €4 million. [4]

Accidents

  • In December 2004, an Ecolines bus traveling from Moscow to Riga slid off an icy road in the Jekabpils district and flipped over, killing ten passengers. [5] [6]
  • In September 2013, an Ecolines bus traveling between Moscow and Riga crashed into another bus in Russia, killing nine people. [7]
  • In August 2018, an Ecolines bus crashed in Belarus after the driver fell asleep at the wheel; there were no injuries. [8]
  • In December 2019, an Ecolines bus traveling from St. Petersburg to Riga went off road, injuring nine people. [9] [10]

Operating companies

References

  1. ^ "About ECOLINES". Ecolines.
  2. ^ "ECOLINES buses". Ecolines.
  3. ^ "Ecolines starp Baltijas valstīm pārvadā par 13% vairāk pasažieru" [Ecolines transports 13% more passengers between the Baltic States]. Dienas Lapa (in Latvian). 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Ecolines par 4 miljoniem eiro iegādājies 10 jaunus autobusus" [Ecolines bought 10 new buses for 4 million euros]. Dienas Lapa (in Latvian). 7 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Bus crash kills 10 people and injures dozens in Latvia". Gulf News. Associated Press. 1 January 2005.
  6. ^ "Bus tragedy takes lives of nine New Year tourists". The Baltic Times. 6 January 2005.
  7. ^ "Riga-Moscow bus collides with another bus in Russia; 9 people killed". The Baltic Course. 8 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Passenger bus headed to Estonian capital crashes in Belarus". The Baltic Course. 3 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Reasons behind Ecolines bus crash in Estonia remain unknown". Baltic News Network. 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Bus carrying nearly 70 passengers crashes, rolls off Tallinn-Narva highway". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 29 December 2019.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ecolines
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Headquarters Riga, Latvia
Service areaEurope
Service type Intercity bus service
Stops205 in 20 countries [1]
Hubs Riga International Coach Terminal
FleetOver 200 buses
Operator12 coach companies
Website ecolines.net

Ecolines is a brand of intercity bus service in Central and Eastern Europe, with operations by several carriers. Ecolines has a fleet of over 200 buses, with international routes primarily served by single-and double-decker coaches manufactured by MAN Truck & Bus, Neoplan and Setra. [2]

History

Ecolines was founded in Latvia in 1993 as Norma-A. [3]

In 2017, Norma-A, the operator of Ecolines-branded buses in Latvia, acquired 10 new buses for €4 million. [4]

Accidents

  • In December 2004, an Ecolines bus traveling from Moscow to Riga slid off an icy road in the Jekabpils district and flipped over, killing ten passengers. [5] [6]
  • In September 2013, an Ecolines bus traveling between Moscow and Riga crashed into another bus in Russia, killing nine people. [7]
  • In August 2018, an Ecolines bus crashed in Belarus after the driver fell asleep at the wheel; there were no injuries. [8]
  • In December 2019, an Ecolines bus traveling from St. Petersburg to Riga went off road, injuring nine people. [9] [10]

Operating companies

References

  1. ^ "About ECOLINES". Ecolines.
  2. ^ "ECOLINES buses". Ecolines.
  3. ^ "Ecolines starp Baltijas valstīm pārvadā par 13% vairāk pasažieru" [Ecolines transports 13% more passengers between the Baltic States]. Dienas Lapa (in Latvian). 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Ecolines par 4 miljoniem eiro iegādājies 10 jaunus autobusus" [Ecolines bought 10 new buses for 4 million euros]. Dienas Lapa (in Latvian). 7 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Bus crash kills 10 people and injures dozens in Latvia". Gulf News. Associated Press. 1 January 2005.
  6. ^ "Bus tragedy takes lives of nine New Year tourists". The Baltic Times. 6 January 2005.
  7. ^ "Riga-Moscow bus collides with another bus in Russia; 9 people killed". The Baltic Course. 8 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Passenger bus headed to Estonian capital crashes in Belarus". The Baltic Course. 3 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Reasons behind Ecolines bus crash in Estonia remain unknown". Baltic News Network. 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Bus carrying nearly 70 passengers crashes, rolls off Tallinn-Narva highway". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 29 December 2019.

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