Qbuzz

Qbuzz
Industry Public Transport
Founded April 2008
Headquarters Amersfoort, Netherlands
Key people
 Rob van Holten
Leon Struijk
Parent Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Website Qbuzz.nl
MAN Lion's City bus in Drachten in 2008.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro LE Ü in Utrecht CS in December 2013

Qbuzz is a public transport bus company in the Netherlands that operates services in Utrecht, Drenthe, Groningen, and Friesland. The company was founded in 2008 and has been a full subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen since 2013.

Corporate

Qbuzz was founded in 2008 by two former directors of Connexxion. Having a 49% stake in Qbuzz upon foundation, NS obtained the remaining 51% in 2013, resulting in Qbuzz being a 100% daughter of NS.[1] Qbuzz has faced a number of legal challenges by established transport operators in the Netherlands.[2][3]

Services

Qbuzz started providing bus services in Friesland and Rotterdam; in 2009 it won the right to run bus services in Groningen and Drenthe from Arriva.[4] Since December 2011, Qbuzz operates the bus and sneltram services in Utrecht using the name U-OV.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NS obtains remaining share in Qbuzz
  2. ↑ "'Qbuzz moest van de weg'". De Financiële Telegraaf. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. ↑ "News from Groningen - Qbuzz Arriva and faced each other in court". RTVNoord.nl. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Nieuws uit Groningen - Qbuzz stoot Arriva van de troon". RTVNoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Qbuzz wins Utrecht sneltram concession". Railway Gazette International. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

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