Ecolines
{{Infobox bus company
| name = Ecolines
| logo = Ecolines logo.png
| logo_size =
| image = DSCN5159 Norma-A, Ltd, Latvia HR-6239.jpg
| image_caption = A Neoplan Skyliner Ecolines coach at Florenc Central Bus Station in Prague
| founded = {{start date and age|1993}}
| service_area = Europe
| service_type = Intercity bus service
| alliance =
| routes =
| destinations =
| stops = 205 in 20 countries{{Cite web | url=https://ecolines.net/international/en/about-us/about-ecolines | title=About ECOLINES | publisher=Ecolines}}
| hubs = Riga International Coach Terminal
| fleet = Over 200 buses
| operator = 12 coach companies
| website = {{URL|https://ecolines.net/}}
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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.{{Cite web | url=https://ecolines.net/international/en/about-us/ecolines-buses | title=ECOLINES buses | publisher=Ecolines}}
History
Ecolines was founded in Latvia in 1993 as Norma-A.{{Cite news | url=https://www.db.lv/zinas/ecolines-starp-baltijas-valstim-parvada-par-13-vairak-pasazieru-433375 | title=Ecolines starp Baltijas valstīm pārvadā par 13% vairāk pasažieru | trans-title=Ecolines transports 13% more passengers between the Baltic States | work=Dienas Lapa | date=3 June 2015 | language=lv}}
In 2017, Norma-A, the operator of Ecolines-branded buses in Latvia, acquired 10 new buses for €4 million.{{Cite news | url=https://www.db.lv/zinas/ecolines-par-4-miljoniem-eiro-iegadajies-10-jaunus-autobusus-461844 | title=Ecolines par 4 miljoniem eiro iegādājies 10 jaunus autobusus | trans-title=Ecolines bought 10 new buses for 4 million euros | work=Dienas Lapa | date=7 April 2017 | language=lv}}
Accidents
- In December 2004, an Ecolines bus traveling from Moscow to Riga slid off an icy road in the Jēkabpils district and flipped over, killing ten passengers.{{Cite news | url=https://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/bus-crash-kills-10-people-and-injures-dozens-in-latvia-1.272484 | title=Bus crash kills 10 people and injures dozens in Latvia | work=Gulf News | agency=Associated Press | date=1 January 2005}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/11686/ | title=Bus tragedy takes lives of nine New Year tourists | work=The Baltic Times | date=6 January 2005}}
- In September 2013, an Ecolines bus traveling between Moscow and Riga crashed into another bus in Russia, killing nine people.{{Cite news | url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=80203 | title=Riga-Moscow bus collides with another bus in Russia; 9 people killed | work=The Baltic Course | date=8 September 2013}}
- In August 2018, an Ecolines bus crashed in Belarus after the driver fell asleep at the wheel; there were no injuries.{{cite news | url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=142030 | title=Passenger bus headed to Estonian capital crashes in Belarus | work=The Baltic Course | date=3 August 2018}}
- In December 2019, an Ecolines bus traveling from St. Petersburg to Riga went off road, injuring nine people.{{Cite news | url=https://bnn-news.com/reasons-behind-i-ecolines-i-bus-crash-in-estonia-remain-unknown-208825 | title=Reasons behind Ecolines bus crash in Estonia remain unknown | work=Baltic News Network | date=30 December 2019}}{{Cite news | url=https://news.err.ee/1018619/bus-carrying-nearly-70-passengers-crashes-rolls-off-tallinn-narva-highway | title=Bus carrying nearly 70 passengers crashes, rolls off Tallinn-Narva highway | work=Eesti Rahvusringhääling | date=29 December 2019}}
Operating companies
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