Rede Nacional de Expressos
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Rede Nacional de Expressos (National Express Network) is a national express coach network in Portugal
. The network, based in Lisbon
, was founded in 1995. The network is composed of several bus opertaing companies: Transdev
Portugal, SA; Rodoviária do Tejo
SA; Barraqueiro Transportes, SA (including Rodoviária do Alentejo, SA; Eva Transportes, SA) among others; Rodoviária da Beira Interior, SA among others. The network is inspired on the intercity express services created in the late 70's by Rodoviária Nacional
.
Rede Nacional de Expressos doesn't own coaches, as all the fleet belongs to the company's shareholders, despite most of buses associated to Rede Expressos use the Rede Expressos brand livery.
Rede Nacional de Expressos was created in 1995, with the primary mission of ensuring passenger transport and package delivery between major cities and regions of Portugal. Nowadays, based on a dense network spread over 42,000 km, Rede Nacional de Expressos connects several hundred destinations, several times per day.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The network, based in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, was founded in 1995. The network is composed of several bus opertaing companies: Transdev
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...
Portugal, SA; Rodoviária do Tejo
Rodoviária do Tejo
Rodoviária do Tejo, S.A. is a regional bus company in Portugal.-History:The company was founded in 1860 as João Clara & Companhia Limitada and later became Claras Transportes S.A.R.L. In 1975, the company was nationalized as part of Rodoviária Nacional and became the 'Passenger Managing Centre' ...
SA; Barraqueiro Transportes, SA (including Rodoviária do Alentejo, SA; Eva Transportes, SA) among others; Rodoviária da Beira Interior, SA among others. The network is inspired on the intercity express services created in the late 70's by Rodoviária Nacional
Rodoviária Nacional
Rodoviária Nacional was the state-owned bus network in Portugal, resulting from the nationalization, in 1975, of the largest bus operators in the country, basically the criteria used for nationalization was the fleet size : more than 60 vehicles.-Operations:...
.
Rede Nacional de Expressos doesn't own coaches, as all the fleet belongs to the company's shareholders, despite most of buses associated to Rede Expressos use the Rede Expressos brand livery.
Rede Nacional de Expressos was created in 1995, with the primary mission of ensuring passenger transport and package delivery between major cities and regions of Portugal. Nowadays, based on a dense network spread over 42,000 km, Rede Nacional de Expressos connects several hundred destinations, several times per day.