Ecolines
A Neoplan Skyliner Ecolines coach at Florenc Central Bus Station in Prague
Founded1993 (1993)
HeadquartersRiga, Latvia
Service areaEurope
Service typeIntercity bus service
Stops205 in 20 countries[1]
HubsRiga International Coach Terminal
FleetOver 200 buses
Operator12 coach companies
Websiteecolines.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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