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Dan Bus Company

Dan Bus Company is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and Be'er Sheva.

Dan operates 1,200 buses and has 2,400 employees. It transports approximately over 600,000 passengers daily.[1] Combined with its southern subsidiaries, its fleet numbers 2,500.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] In October 2010, Veolia reneged and said it would sell its stake to Egged. As a result, Dan sued Veolia.[5]

In May 2022, Dan group purchased TST, the bus operator in Setúbal area from Arriva.[6]

Dan BaDarom

In 2015, Dan established the subsidiary Dan BaDarom (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 Be'ersheva

Dan Be'ersheva (DBS) is a subsidiary that operates local bus routes in Be'ersheva.[7] 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

  • Kavim
  • Transport in Tel Aviv

External links

References

  1. Dan Bus Co secures investment at NIS 1.1b valuation Globes, 2020-02-13, retrieved 2024-05-16^
  2. Hazani, Golan. דן מעמידה למכירה את פעילות התחבורה שלה עם תג מחיר של 2.5‑3 מיליארד שקל Calcalist, January 14, 2025, retrieved January 15, 2025^
  3. Hazelcorn Shahar. מיוחד: איזו חברת אוטובוס מעניקה שירות ראוי Yedioth Ahronoth, May 28, 2015, retrieved April 3, 2019^
  4. Avi Bar-Eli. Dan to buy 5% stake in Jerusalem light rail from Veolia Haaretz, 13 September 2009, retrieved 27 December 2011^
  5. Avi Bar-Eli. Dan suing as Veolia rides with Egged The Marker, 25 November 2010, retrieved 27 December 2011^
  6. TST vendida ao grupo israelita Dan Almadense, 2022-05-19, retrieved 2022-05-20^
  7. Dan Beer Sheva^
  8. <ref name="mot-plan"> תכנית תחרות ענף התחבורה הציבורית באוטובוסים 2030-2018 שנים Israel Ministry of Transport, June 2018, retrieved 21 June 2018^