Lux Express
{{Short description|Estonian transport company}}
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| headquarters = Tallinn, Estonia
| service_area = Baltic states
Poland
Russia
| service_type = Intercity bus service
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File:Scania Irizar i6 Bus at Tallinna Bussijaam in Tallinn 22 September 2016.jpg Irizar i6 bus in Tallinn (2016)]]
Lux Express, headquartered in Tallinn, operates intercity bus service in the Baltic states, Poland, Finland, and Russia.{{cite web |title=Luxexpress Routes | url=https://luxexpress.eu/en/all-routes/ | publisher=Lux Express}}
History
The company was established in 1994 under the name MootorReisi AS and introduced the Lux Express brand in 2008.{{Cite web | url=https://luxexpress.eu/en/about-us/ | title=About Lux Express | publisher=Lux Express}}
In 2010, the company left the Eurolines network and added a cheaper brand called "Simple Express".{{Cite news | url=https://www.err.ee/405263/bussifirma-loobub-eurolinesi-kaubamargist | title=Bussifirma loobub Eurolinesi kaubamärgist | trans-title=The bus company abandons the Eurolines brand | work=Eesti Rahvusringhääling | date=28 May 2010}}
In February 2020, the first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia was a passenger arriving on a Lux Express bus from Riga.{{Cite news | url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1146427/estonia-reports-first-case-of-coronavirus | title=Estonia reports first case of coronavirus | work=Lithuanian National Radio and Television | date=27 February 2020}}
In June 2023, the company ordered 27 Scania Irizar i6S buses.{{Cite news | url=https://sc.bns.lt/view/item/464050 | title=„Lux Express“ atnaujins autobusų parką: perka 27 naujus ekologiškus autobusus | trans-title=Lux Express will renew its bus fleet: it buys 27 new eco-friendly buses | work=Baltic News Service | date=8 June 2023}} The first 10 buses from the order were delivered in July 2023.{{Cite news | url=https://www.irizar.com/en/10-new-irizar-i6s-efficient-for-lux-express/ | title=10 new Irizar i6S Efficient for Lux Express | work=Irizar | date=July 2023}}
=Accidents=
- In January 2016, a Lux Express bus crashed between Jõhvi and Tartu when it was forced off the road due to strong wind. Twelve passengers and the driver were hospitalised.{{Cite news | url=https://bnn-news.com/lux-express-passenger-bus-ends-up-in-a-traffic-accident-in-estonia-137534 | title=Lux Express passenger bus ends up in a traffic accident in Estonia | work=Baltic News Network | date=29 January 2016}}
- In February 2016, a Lux Express bus en-route from St. Petersburg to Riga collided with a truck on a road covered in black ice, killing the bus driver.{{Cite news | url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/driver-dies-13-injured-in-estonia-bus-crash.a168004/ | title=Driver dies, 13 injured in Estonia bus crash | work=Public Broadcasting of Latvia | date=8 February 2016}}
- In October 2022, a Lux Express bus en-route from St. Petersburg to Riga collided with a truck, killing the bus driver.{{Cite news | url=https://www.baltictimes.com/estonian_bus_operator_lux_express__bus_involved_in_severe_road_accident_in_russia/ | title=Estonian bus operator Lux Express' bus involved in severe road accident in Russia | work=The Baltic Times | date=10 October 2022}}{{Cite news | url=https://news.err.ee/1608746416/lux-express-bus-driver-killed-in-head-on-collision | title=Lux Express bus driver killed in head-on collision | work=Eesti Rahvusringhääling | date=11 October 2022}}
- In February 2025 a Lux Express bus on the route from Tallinn to St. Petersburg collided with a snow plough near Ivangorod, and two passengers lost their lives.[https://news.postimees.ee/8184783/two-people-killed-in-lux-express-bus-accident-in-russia Postimees News. Two people killed in Lux Express bus accident in Russia.] Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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