Ecolines
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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.[2]
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| Founded | 1993 |
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| Headquarters | Riga, Latvia |
| Service area | Europe |
| Service type | Intercity bus service |
| Stops | 205 in 20 countries[1] |
| Hubs | Riga International Coach Terminal |
| Fleet | Over 200 buses |
| Operator | 12 coach companies |
| Website | ecolines |
History
Ecolines was founded in Latvia in 1993 as Norma-A to provide bus services after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[3]
In 2017, Norma-A, the operator of Ecolines-branded buses in Latvia, acquired 10 new buses for €4 million.[4]
Safety incidents
- In December 2004, on New Years Eve, an Ecolines bus traveling from Moscow to Riga slid off an icy road in the Jēkabpils district and flipped over, killing nine 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]
- In August 2024, 26 people were injured when a bus crashed in Lithuania.[11]
- In February 2025, one person died when a bus crashed with a car in Poland.[12]
