Dan Bus Company#Dan BaDarom
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{{short description|Israeli bus company}}
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{{Script/Hebrew|דן חברה לתחבורה ציבורית}}
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| founded = Mandatory Palestine
{{start date and age|df=yes|1945}}
| headquarters = Tel Aviv
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| service_area = Gush Dan
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| annual_ridership = 152,200,000 (not including subsidiaries)
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20060125040846/http://www.dan.co.il/english/default.asp English]
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Dan Bus Company ({{langx|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).
Dan operates 1,200 buses and has 2,400 employees. It transports approximately over 600,000 passengers daily.{{Cite news |date=2020-02-13 |title=Dan Bus Co secures investment at NIS 1.1b valuation |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-dan-bus-co-secures-investment-at-nis-11b-valuation-1001318453 |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=Globes |language=en}} Combined with its southern subsidiaries, its fleet numbers 2,500.{{cite news|url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/market/article/r1mfvamp1l|title=דן מעמידה למכירה את פעילות התחבורה שלה עם תג מחיר של 2.5‑3 מיליארד שקל|trans-title=Dan offers its transport activity for sale with a price tag of ILS 2.5–3|author=Hazani, Golan|work=Calcalist|date=January 14, 2025|accessdate=January 15, 2025}}
History
Dan was founded as a cooperative on 1 December 1945, from the merger of two companies, Galei HaMaavir and Ihud Regev. It demutualised, becoming a limited company in May 2002. In 2009, 23.5% of all Israeli bus travelers used Dan's lines.{{cite news |last=Shahar |first=Hazelcorn |date=May 28, 2015 |title=מיוחד: איזו חברת אוטובוס מעניקה שירות ראוי |trans-title=Special: Which Bus Company Provides Acceptable Service |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3895184,00.html |language=he |newspaper=Yedioth Ahronoth |access-date=April 3, 2019}} 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 $15–20 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/dan-to-buy-5-stake-in-jerusalem-light-rail-from-veolia-1.7993 |title=Dan to buy 5% stake in Jerusalem light rail from Veolia |newspaper=Haaretz |author=Avi Bar-Eli |date=13 September 2009 |access-date=27 December 2011}} In October 2010, Veolia reneged and said it would sell its stake to Egged. As a result, Dan sued Veolia.{{cite news |url=http://english.themarker.com/dan-suing-as-veolia-rides-with-egged-1.326654 |title=Dan suing as Veolia rides with Egged |newspaper=The Marker |author=Avi Bar-Eli |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=27 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128114728/http://english.themarker.com/dan-suing-as-veolia-rides-with-egged-1.326654 |archive-date=28 November 2010 }}
In May 2022, Dan group purchased TST, the bus operator in Setúbal area from Arriva.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=TST vendida ao grupo israelita Dan |url=https://almadense.sapo.pt/mobilidade/tst-vendida-ao-grupo-israelita-dan/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Almadense |language=pt-pt}}
=Dan BaDarom=
In 2015, Dan established the subsidiary Dan BaDarom ({{langx|he|דן בדרום}}; Dan South) to compete on tenders in southern Israel.
In May 2015, Dan BaDarom won a tender to operate bus routes in the Northern Negev, Ashkelon, Kiryat Malakhi, Kiryat Gat, Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim. On February 12, 2016, Dan BaDarom started to operate the bus routes in the Northern Negev except the intracity service in Ashkelon. The operation starting date of the intracity service in Ashkelon was delayed from May 2016 to July 2016 because of bad service in Northern Negev routes. On July 1, 2016, Dan BaDarom started to operate the intracity service in Ashkelon.
In November 2016, Dan BaDarom replaced Metrodan Beersheba, which was shut down.
=Dan Beersheva=
Dan Beersheva ({{langx|he|דן באר שבע}}) (DBS) is a subsidiary that operates local bus routes in Beersheva.[https://www.ecr.co.uk/dan-beer-sheva/ Dan Beer Sheva] It was created in January 2016, when Dan BaDarom won the tender of the urban bus routes in Be'er Sheva.
Metronit
Since 2013, Dan was contracted to operate the Metronit bus rapid transport system in Haifa and the Krayot suburbs until October 15, 2021 where Dan was replaced with Superbus as the Metronit’s operator.
See also
{{Portal|Israel|Transport}}
References
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{{cite report |url= https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/news/bus_competition_program/he/Competition%20program%20buses.pdf |title= תכנית תחרות ענף התחבורה הציבורית באוטובוסים 2030-2018 שנים |trans-title= Competition Plan for Bus Public Transportation for Years 2018–2030 |publisher= Israel Ministry of Transport |date= June 2018 |access-date= 21 June 2018 |language= he}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Dan buses}}
{{Wikivoyage|Bus travel in Israel}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060125040846/http://www.dan.co.il/english/default.asp Dan Bus Company (English)] *[http://www.dan.co.il/ (Hebrew)]
- [http://danbadarom.co.il/ Dan BaDarom]
{{Transportation in Israel}}
Category:Bus companies of Israel
Category:Transport in Tel Aviv