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Metropoline Minibus
Metropoline ( he, מטרופולין) is an Israeli bus company, which provides bus routes from Beersheba to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District, Intracity and intercity routes in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and other destinations in southern HaSharon. It was founded in 2000 by Tour Bus and two other transportation companies. In 2002 Metropoline started to operate the intercity routes from BeerSheva to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District and the intracity service in Arad. In 2010, Metropoline won the tender of Southern HaSharon which contained most intracity and regional service in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana and Kfar Saba. In the same year Metropoline started to operate 7 routes that were transferred from Dan, and In early January 2011 Metropoline started to operate the routes that were transferred from Egged that were included in the tender. In 2012, Metropoline won again the ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba is nearly entirely Jewish. History of modern Kfar Saba The Palestinian village of Kafr Saba was considered to be ancient Capharsaba – an important settlement during the Second Temple period in ancient Judea,The Origin of the Name Capharsaba Kfar Sava Municipal Council is mentioned for the first time in the writings of , in his account of the attempt of |
Bus Service
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications of experiments with public transport in Paris as early as 1662, there is evidence of a scheduled "bus route" from Market Street in Manchester to Pendleton in Salford UK, started by John Greenwood in 1824. Another claim for the first public transport system for general use originated in Nantes, France, in 1826. Stanislas Baudry, a retired army officer who had built public baths using the surplus heat from his flour mill on the city's edge, set up a short route between the center of town and his baths. The service started on the Place du Commerce, outside the hat shop of a M. Omnès, who displayed the motto ''Omnès Omnibus'' (Latin for "everything for everybody" or "all for all") on his shopfront. When Baudry discovered that passengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Companies Of Israel
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence. Buses may be used for sched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nateev Express
Nateev Express ( he, נתיב אקספרס, Arabic: نتيف أكسبريس ''Nativ Express'') is an Israeli bus company. History Nateev Express was founded in 2001. Shortly afterwards, it won the franchises for these two regions, previously served by Egged, as part of a national policy led by the ministry of transportation to spread the public transportation among multiple companies. Nateev Express started operating the bus lines in the northern Sharon area on December 31, 2001, and in the upper Galilee on January 28, 2002. In July 2018 the Netanya Tel Aviv bus routes were transferred to Metropoline as Metropoline won the Sharon Holon tender that contains these routes. In October 2020 Nateev Express won the tender for the beit sheesh corridor. The lines will be transferred from Superbus to Nateev Express on June 14, 2021. Nateev Express is fully owned by Nazareth Transportation and Tours, a bus company based in Nazareth. It serves regional routes in a single region of the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egged (company)
, logo = Egged logo.svg , logo_size = 150px , image = Egged bug in Afula 01.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = , company_slogan = , parent = Self-owned 1,500 members 6,500 employees , founded = 1933 , defunct = , headquarters = Amot ParkTechBeit DaganIsrael , locale = , service_area = Israel (nationwide)Golan HeightsWest BankPolandNetherlands , service_type = , alliance = , routes = , destinations = , stops = , hubs = , stations = , lounge = , fleet = 2,950 , ridership = 900,000 (Israel) , annual ridership = 264,200,000 (Israel) , fuel_type = , operator = , ceo = , leader_type = , leader = , website Egged (English) Egged Transportation Ltd ( he, אֶגֶד ) is the largest transit bus company in Israel. Egged's intercity bus routes reach most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Bus Company
Dan Bus Company ( he, דן חברה לתחבורה ציבורית) is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area (Gush Dan) as well as some intercity bus services between the Gush Dan area and nearby regions. History Dan was founded as a cooperative on 1 December 1945, from the merger of 2 companies, ''Galei HaMaavir'' and ''Ihud Regev''. It demutualised, becoming a limited company in May 2002. Dan operates 1,200 buses and has 2,400 employees. It transports over 600,000 passengers daily. In 2009, 23.5% of all Israeli bus travelers used Dan's lines. Dan provides bus service six days a week. From Friday afternoon until after Sunset Saturday night, service is suspended in observance of the Jewish Sabbath. Dan buses run until approximately 23:30 p.m. and resume service in the early morning hours. In September 2009, Dan and Veolia reached an agreement on the purchase of Veolia's share in the Jerusalem Light Rail for $15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad, Israel
Arad ( he, עֲרָד ) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and the Judean Deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of Beersheba. The city is home to a diverse population of , including Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, both secular and religious, Bedouins and Black Hebrews, as well as new immigrants. After attempts to settle the area in the 1920s, Arad was founded in November 1962 as an Israeli development town, the first planned city in Israel. Arad's population grew significantly with the Aliyah from the former Soviet Union. Landmarks in Arad include the ruins of Tel Arad, Arad Park, a domestic airfield and Israel's first legal race circuit. The city is known for its annual summer music festival, the Arad Festival. History Antiquity Arad is named after the Biblical Bronze Age Canaanite town located at Tel Arad (a Biblical archaeology site famous for the discovery of ostraca), which is located approximately west of modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Bus
A tour bus service is an escorted tour (sometimes a package holiday) or bus service that takes visitors sightseeing, with routes around tourist attractions. Information Double-decker buses and open top buses are commonly used, for providing a good view. Large coaches are used internationally by tour operators, intercity bus lines and charters, for short and long distance destinations. These buses are larger than regular transit buses, with 2 to 4 axles (6 to 10 wheels). The history of tour buses in North America began in the early 20th century when trucks were converted to provide a means for sightseeing within large American cities. Gray Line, the largest sightseeing operators, began operations in 1910. Sightseeing was likely a side business for many intercity bus operators because the same types of buses were used (this remains true even today). World War II saw the industry decline, but it slowly re-emerged as an alternative to driving. Many musicians, entertainers, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropoline Line39 Raanana1
Metropoline ( he, מטרופולין) is an Israeli bus company, which provides bus routes from Beersheba to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District, Intracity and intercity routes in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and other destinations in southern HaSharon. It was founded in 2000 by Tour Bus and two other transportation companies. In 2002 Metropoline started to operate the intercity routes from BeerSheva to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District and the intracity service in Arad. In 2010, Metropoline won the tender of Southern HaSharon which contained most intracity and regional service in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana and Kfar Saba. In the same year Metropoline started to operate 7 routes that were transferred from Dan, and In early January 2011 Metropoline started to operate the routes that were transferred from Egged that were included in the tender. In 2012, Metropoline won again the ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropoline Minibus
Metropoline ( he, מטרופולין) is an Israeli bus company, which provides bus routes from Beersheba to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District, Intracity and intercity routes in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana, Kfar Saba and other destinations in southern HaSharon. It was founded in 2000 by Tour Bus and two other transportation companies. In 2002 Metropoline started to operate the intercity routes from BeerSheva to Tel Aviv and other destinations in the Southern District and the intracity service in Arad. In 2010, Metropoline won the tender of Southern HaSharon which contained most intracity and regional service in Ramat HaSharon, Herzliya, Hod HaSharon, Ra'anana and Kfar Saba. In the same year Metropoline started to operate 7 routes that were transferred from Dan, and In early January 2011 Metropoline started to operate the routes that were transferred from Egged that were included in the tender. In 2012, Metropoline won again the ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were part of the First Aliyah, it was the first Zionist settlement founded in the Land of Israel by the New Yishuv and the second Jewish farm settlement established in Ottoman Syria in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva. As of 2017, it was the fourth-largest city in Israel, with a population of . The city is a member of Forum 15, which is an association of fiscally autonomous cities in Israel that do not depend on national balancing or development grants. Etymology The name Rishon LeZion is derived from a verse from the Tanakh: "First to Zion are they, and I shall give herald to Jerusalem" ) (Isaiah 41:27) and literally translates as "First to Zion". History Ottoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occupations outside Africa and was among the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was inhabited by the Canaanites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
