Autopax
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Passenger Services Division of Autonet, a division of Transnet
| Industry | Intercity bus service |
|---|---|
| Predecessors | South African Road Transport Services Passenger Services Division of Autonet, a division of Transnet |
| Founded | 1990's |
| Headquarters | South Africa |
Areas served | South Africa Southern Africa |
Key people | Nathi Khena CEO |
| Products | Translux City-to-City |
Number of employees | 1,629 (2016) |
| Parent | Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa |
| Website | Autopax |
Autopax is a holding company of two South African intercity bus services and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). Its mandate is to provide long distance inter-city and charter services as well bus services crossing borders in Southern Africa via the use of luxury, semi-luxury and intercity coaches.
Autopax Passenger Services (SOC) Ltd has its origins in the old state organization called the South African Road Transport Services that offered two services that at the time that were called, Translux and Transtate.[1] In the 1990s, it became part of Autonet, a division of Transnet.[1] Autonet would later be corporatised and is now called Autopax Passenger Services (Pty) Ltd and became part of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa when that organization was formed in March 2009.[1][2]: 9
