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List Of Bus Operating Companies
This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country. Wherever possible, each country's bus operating companies are divided by the nature of their operations. Operations may be logically divided by defining attributes such as *Ownership (private or public) *Primary function *Area served This list includes companies operating now. It does not include bus manufacturers or repairers. It contains mostly public transit operators. Africa Egypt *Cairo Transportation Authority (CTA) * Arab Union for Land Transport Company South Africa *Golden Arrow Bus Services *Rea Vaya *PUTCO Tunisia * Société des Transports de Tunis (STT) The Americas Canada National * First Student Canada * Greyhound Canada * Pacific Western Transportation Alberta *Calgary Transit *Edmonton Transit Service *Lethbridge Transit British Columbia *BC Transit * Coast Mountain Bus Company * MTR Western *South Coast British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo Transportation Authority
Cairo Transport Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit within Cairo, and the largest operator in Egypt. CTA operates buses, a surface metro, ferries and river buses. Through its subsidiary Greater Cairo Bus Company (GCBC) it operates buses and minibuses, and is progressively converting its buses from diesel to low-emission CNG engines under the Cairo Air Improvement Project. CTA operates more than 3000 buses, 950 minibuses and 40 Nile ferries A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water tax .... With more than 37000 employees, it offers transport services to more than 3.5 million riders a day. References {{Egypt-gov-stub Transport in Cairo Government agencies of Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines (JL or JLI) is a regional intercity bus company operating in the United States. Their current operations expands over 14 states throughout the Midwest. Background The company is operated by Jefferson Partners L.P., located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jefferson Partners also conducts charter bus service within Minneapolis and Billings for large group travel. The company is the second-largest bus company in the U.S. that operates from fixed stations. Jefferson was founded in 1919 during the early days of motorcoach travel. The company's name originates from the Jefferson Highway, a north–south route in the early National Auto Trail system which once ran from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, south to New Orleans, Louisiana. Jefferson expanded south of Kansas City in 1966 when it purchased Crown Coach. By 1990, the company was believed to be the second-largest intercity bus company in the country after Continental Trailways was bought by Greyhound Lines. Jefferson went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington Transit
Burlington Transit is the public transport provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) and former subsidiary ''Canada Coach Lines'', as well as "local" services to and from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road ( Highway 2). Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It connects with Hamilton Street Railway to the south and west and Oakville Transit to the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot GO Transit stations on the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The bus terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road ( Highway 2), is the main bus terminal. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road. Bus services Regular routes All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses. Connecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Canada and the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe urban area, behind Toronto and Mississauga. Indigenous peoples have inhabited the Brampton area for thousands of years. Named after the town of Brampton in Cumberland, England, Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a town in 1873, and became a city in 1974. The city was once known as "The Flower Town of Canada", a title referring to its large greenhouse industry. Nowadays, Brampton's major economic sectors include advanced manufacturing, retail administration, logistics, information and communication technologies, food and beverage, life sciences, and business services. History Before the arrival of Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit (BT) is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced Züm, a bus rapid transit route running along Queen Street and Highway 7 from downtown Brampton to York University, along Main Street from Sandalwood to Square One in Mississauga and along Steeles from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Humber College. Connections Brampton Transit is connected with Milton Transit to the west, Mississauga's MiWay to the south, Toronto Transit Commission to the southeast and York Region Transit to the east. Steeles Avenue is a major Brampton thoroughfare. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street, and eastward into Toronto to Humber College's Main Campus. There is a transfer at the colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Companies In Ontario
Bus companies in Ontario range in scale from small family-run businesses to subsidiaries of large international transportation groups. Many operate yellow school buses for student transportation on behalf of local school boards, while others concentrate on luxury coach charters and tours. Some municipalities use these private companies to run their public transit systems. 417 Bus Line 417 Bus Line is a coach and school bus operator in Casselman, a small village on Ontario Provincial Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montreal. The company began as Laplante Bus Line in 1958, which became ''Casselman Bus Line'' in 1965 and was incorporated in 1974 as 417 Bus Line Ltd. The founder, Jean-Paul Laplante, started with a single vehicle transporting students to the local school. Steady growth of the fleet lead to expansion with a bus route between Casselman and Ottawa. The family continues to operate the company today. 417 Bus Line Ltd. includes Lalonde Bus Line, Matte Bus Line, Larocque B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John Transit
Saint John Transit is the public transit agency serving Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1979 to provide scheduled transit service to the city, it is the largest public transit system in the province in terms of both mileage and passengers. History The agency's roots can be traced back to its six predecessors: * People's Street Railway Company (1869–1876) * Saint John City Railway Company (1887–1892) * Consolidated Electric Company (1892–1897) * Saint John Railway Company (1897–1917) * New Brunswick Power Company (1917–1948) * City Transit Limited (1948–1979) Routes Saint John Transit provides 7 day a week service, with a series of Main Line routes that provide the backbone of the system and feeder routes that connect at 4 major hubs throughout the city. Service begins as early as 5:50am on main routes, and around 6am for secondary and limited routes and ends as late as 12:10am on some of the main routes and around 10pm on secondary. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramichi Transit
Miramichi Transit is a provider of public transportation based in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. Founded in 2009, it provides 3 routes in the city. Buses run from approximately 7:00AM to 6:00PM on weekdays and 9:00AM to 4:00PM on Saturdays. Transit services are provided using small, 24 seat buses. The agency also offers charter services.http://miramichitransit.com/ Routes *Blue Line: Newcastle to Douglastown, includes stops at Newcastle Public Library and Northumberland Square *Green Line: Chatham to Douglastown, includes a stop at Northumberland Square *Red Line: Chatham to Newcastle, via Chatham Head, includes a stop at Miramichi Hospital and Newcastle Public Library In the summer of 2021, Miramichi Transit innovated with a Saturday Nightline, offering a single route throughout the city on Saturday evenings in July and August. See also * Public transport in Canada In the month of November 2015 ridership of Canadian large urban transit was 142.7 million passenger trips. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritime Bus
Maritime Bus is a Canadian coach operator based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", .... The company began operations on December 1, 2012, after Acadian Lines discontinued service on November 30. History Maritime Bus began operations in December 2012, serving 15,500 passengers in its first month. This increased to 16,700 in the month of March and averaged about 15,000 per month for its first year of operation. Its busiest single day of operation was on October 13, 2014 (Thanksgiving Monday) when ridership totalled 1,757 passengers. , Maritime Bus T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericton Transit
Fredericton Transit (or the City of Fredericton Transit Division) is a small transit operator in Canada owned by the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. It also includes Dial-A-Bus service for people with disabilities. Services Fredericton Transit provides public transport to most residential districts Monday to Saturday between 6:15 am and 11:00 pm. Kings Place in the central business district is the common interchange point for all services. A typical route has an hourly frequency throughout the day, with more frequent services in peak hour. Fredericton Transit routes are often suffixed with N or S, denoting the direction in which the bus travels. As of April 22, 2022 Fredericton Transit operates the following routes: Fleet Current Fredericton Transit currently has 28 buses on 12 routes operating Monday to Saturday. * NovaBus LFS denotes wheelchair access Retired * General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-4523N * General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-5307N * General Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codiac Transpo
Codiac Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Moncton, operated on behalf of Moncton, the City of Dieppe and the Town of Riverview in New Brunswick, Canada. The transit system provides express and local bus service for the residents of the Greater Moncton area and charter service throughout the southeastern area of the province. Maritime-wide bus service is provided by Maritime Bus. Services Codiac Transit offers free wireless Internet on all its buses. Initially, four buses on the Express route were equipped with onboard broadband Internet and marked with lime green Wi-Fi Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves ... signage. Wi-fi access was later expanded to the entire fleet. Codiac Transpo also operates a real-time bus location tracking system, allowing cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Transit (Halifax)
Halifax Transit is a Canadian public transport service operating buses and ferries in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded as Metro Transit in March 1981, the agency runs two ferry routes, 66 conventional bus routes (including corridor, local, and express services), three regional express routes (called MetroX), and three rural routes. Halifax Transit also operates Access-a-Bus, a door-to-door paratransit service for senior and disabled citizens. Total ridership in the 2019/20 reporting year was about 30.4 million, with the system carrying an average of 99,320 on weekdays. According to the 2016 census, Halifax had the seventh-highest proportion of workers taking transit to work among Canadian cities. History Preceding services Halifax was among the first Canadian cities to be served by an integrated public transportation system, pre-dated only by Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. The city's first transit service came with establishment of the Dartmouth ferry service, first chartere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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