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Eurolines is a brand of intercity bus service owned by an international non-profit organisation formed under Belgian law.[1] While several bus operators have used the Eurolines branding in the past, the only operators that still use the branding are UAB Kautra, which operates service between Lithuania and Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland, and Expressway Eurolines, which operates service between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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.[2]

In 2010, Lux Express left the Eurolines network.[3]

In 2017, the Eurolines routes to/from Romania were integrated into FlixBus.[4]

In January 2018, National Express Coaches withdrew from the Eurolines network, instead partnering with Ouibus.[5]

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.[6]

In July 2020, Eurolines operators in France were placed into compulsory liquidation by a French court.[7]

Safety incidents

  • In August 2010, a Eurolines bus traveling from the Netherlands to Crespin, Nord crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel, killing one person.[8]
  • In August 2013, a Eurolines bus overturned in southern France, killing two people.[9]
  • In June 2016, nine people were injured when a bus hit a stationary vehicle on the motorway near Dortmund, Germany.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b “620147 – Eurolines”. WIPO Madrid.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ “Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist” [The bus company abandons the Eurolines brand]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 28 May 2010.
  4. ^ “Eurolines Romania signs partnership with FlixBus for international routes”. Romania Insider. 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ “NatEx Coaches exits Eurolines”. Bus & Coach Buyer. 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ “Negotiations successfully completed: FlixBus buys Eurolines/isilines from Transdev Group” (Press release). Transdev. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ Beswick, Emma (22 July 2020). “End of the road for French coach giant Eurolines as company goes into liquidation after 35 years”. Euronews.
  8. ^ “One dead after Eurolines bus crashes in northern France”. France 24. 14 August 2010.
  9. ^ “Two dead in tourist bus accident in southern France”. Radio France Internationale. 11 August 2013.
  10. ^ “Nine injured in crash of Czech bus in Germany”. Radio Prague. 29 June 2016.