Veolia Transport
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Company type | Division |
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Industry | TransportationServices |
Predecessor | Compagnie Générale des Eaux![]() |
Founded | 1876 (1997) |
Defunct | 2011 |
Fate | Merged with originalTransdev |
Headquarters | Paris,France |
Key people | Henri Proglio(Chairman andCEO) |
Products | Transportationas Veolia Transportation |
Revenue | 6.1 billionEUR(2009) |
Number of employees | 83,654 (2009) |
Parent | Veolia |
Website | www.veolia-transport.com |
Veolia Transport(formerlyConnexandCGEA Transport) was the international transport services division of the French-based multinational companyVeoliauntil the 2011 merger that gave rise toVeolia Transdev,later renamed Transdev.[1]Veolia Transport traded under the brand names of Veolia Transportation in North America and Israel, Veolia Transport,Veolia Verkehrin Germany and with the former name Connex preserved inLebanon,Melbourne(until it ceased operations in 2009) andJersey(until it ceased operations on 31 December 2012).
Until 2011, Veolia had diverse road and rail operations across the globe, employing 72,000 workers worldwide and serving completely or partly about 40 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
History
[edit]CGEA Transport
[edit]The company was established on 1 January 1997 asCGEA Transport,created from thepublic transportbusiness of Compagnie Générale d'Entreprises Automobiles (CGEA), which was a subsidiary ofCompagnie Générale des Eaux(CGE).[2][3]
CGEA was previously acquired by CGE in 1980, and its waste management and environmental services division was already rebrandedOnyx Environnementin 1989, leaving CGEA with only the transport business.[3]Compagnie générale française des transports et entreprises(CGFTE) was also acquired by CGE in the 1980s, was also absorbed into CGEA in 1988.[4][5]
Vivendi, Connex and Veolia
[edit]CGE, the ultimate parent company, was later renamed toVivendiin 1998, and createdVivendi Environnementin 1999 to consolidate its environmental divisions including the transport division. Vivendi Environnement was renamed Veolia Environnement in 2003.
As a result, the name of CGEA Transport was rebrandedConnexin 1999, adopting the brand that itsSouth CentralandSouth Easternrail franchises inSouth East Englandhad traded under since 1996.[6]In 2005, as a result of global rebranding of all Veolia Environnement subsidiaries, Connex was renamedVeolia Transport.[7][8]Some operations such asConnex Melbourneretained the Connex name and logo.
In 2007, the group posted revenues of €5.6 billion,[9]and soldVeolia Cargo,the rail freight branch of Veolia Transport in 2009 toSNCFandEurotunnel.[10]
A merger between Veolia Transport andthe old Transdevwas announced on 23 July 2009.[11]Transdev was then a subsidiary ofCaisse des Dépôts.The merger was completed in March 2011. Veolia Transdev became the world's private-sector leader in sustainable mobility with more than 110,000 employees in 28 countries.[12]Veolia Transdev was renamed and simplified to Transdev in 2013.
In July 2011, amid disappointing financial results, Veolia Environnement announced the launch of new restructuring plans and redeployment of assets and businesses.[13]In December 2011, Veolia announced a €5bn divestment program in 2012 and 2013.[14]As part of this programme, Veolia would divest its participation in Transdev and exit the transport business altogether. In January 2019, Veolia sold the last of its Transdev shares to the Rethmann Group, the owner ofRhenus.[15]
Europe
[edit]France
[edit]- The company was the third largest private sector operator of public transport and operated:
- 7 tramway networks across the country: 5 in service (Bordeaux,Nice,Rouen,Nancy); 1 in construction in suburbanLyon,(Lesly) and two in project (Le HavreandToulon)
- 77 bus networks (January 1, 2009), especially inBordeaux,Nice,Rouen,Saint-Étienne,Toulon,Le HavreandNancy
- More than 25 suburban networks in suburbanParis:(Seine-St-Denis "TRA",Melun"Tram",Sénart"Sénart Bus", etc.)
- 4 tourist railways (Petit train de la Rhune,Vapeur du Trieux,Chemin de Fer de La MureandChemins de Fer de Provence)[16]
- Ferry services in Mediterranéa: Veolia recently bought 28% of theSociété Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée,a previously state-owned ferry company.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Integral_am_Bahnhof_Geitau.jpg/220px-Integral_am_Bahnhof_Geitau.jpg)
Belgium
[edit]- Autocars De Polderhas been part of the Veolia Group since 1995.[17]
- Veolia operated somede Lijnroutes under contract.
Veolia Transport Belgium (VTB) was passed on toVeolia Transdevuntil it was sold to a consortium consisting ofCube InfrastructureandGimvin March 2014.[18]
Denmark
[edit]- Veolia ran half of the transport operations of the privatisedCombusespecially aroundCopenhagen.
- Copenhagen:Suburban buses.
These operations were sold toArrivain October 2007.
Finland
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- Helsinki:Veolia owns Helsinki Metropolitan Area's bus companyVeolia Finland,which was previouslyLinjebussand operated essentially inVantaa,a northern suburb of Helsinki.
- Tampere:Veolia owns the regional bus company previously known as Alhonen & Lastunen
- Seinäjoki:Veolia owns yet another local bus company, now known as Veolia Transport West Oy, operating both local and long-distance routes.
Veolia Transport Finland Oy has since been passed on toTransdevand has been known as Transdev Finland Oy since 5 February 2015.[19]
Germany
[edit]- Veolia Verkehr,formerConnex Verkehr,offers train services, several of a regional character such as theBayerische OberlandbahnfromMunich,and two long-distance services. Veolia owns a number of bus companies, mostly in suburban areas. It also operated tram systems:
- Aachen:Suburban buses,
- Berlin:Suburban tram line linking to the S Bahn,
- Frankfurt:Urban linepacks A&E, Suburban services,
- Bad Homburg:Urban & Suburban buses,
- Hagen:Urban network,
- Pforzheim:Urban network won by Veolia in August 2006. Network included in "Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund GmbH" (KVV) and linked to it by Tram-Train line,
- Schwäbisch Hall:Urban network,
- Stuttgart:Suburban buses,
- ...and also into rural areas.
Veolia Verkehr has since been passed on toTransdevand is now known asTransdev GmbHsince March 2015.[20]
Ireland
[edit]- Dublin:Veolia operated theLuastramway which started operations in June 2004. Operation of the Luas tramway has since been passed on toVeolia Transdevand renamedTransdev Ireland.
- Galway:Veolia owned the Nestor Airlink bus company which operated between Galway andDublin Airport.However Jim Burke & Sons own and run it as of March 2009.
Jersey
[edit]- Connex Transport Jerseyoperated bus services in Jersey between 29 September 2002 and 31 December 2012 under the Mybus brand.[21]
Netherlands
[edit]- Veolia Transport Nederlandconsisted of:
- Veolia Transport Veluwe, operating in DeVeluweregion inGelderland,
- Veolia Transport Haaglanden, operating inSouth Holland,
- Veolia Transport Brabant, operating in middle and westernNorth Brabantwith 4 urban networks inBreda,Tilburg,Bergen op ZoomandRoosendaal,
- Veolia Transport Limburg, operating in the whole province ofLimburg,including city buses inMaastricht,Parkstad (Heerlen-Kerkrade-Landgraaf-Brunssum),Venlo,andRoermondand the Roermond–Nijmegenand Maastricht–Kerkradetrain routes.
- Veolia Transport Fast Ferries Zeeland (Western Scheldtferry).
- Veolia Transport Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, in the southern part ofZeelandprovince.
- formerlyVeolia Cargo] Nederland freight trains, sold in 2009 toSNCF Geodis.[22][23]
Veolia Transport Nederland became part ofTransdevin March 2011 and was brought under common ownership withConnexxionto form Transdev Nederland.[24]Both continued to operate independently until June 2015 when both were brought under common management.[25]When the Limburg concession expired on 11 December 2016, the remainingHaaglandenoperations were rebranded as Connexxion.[26][27]
Norway
[edit]- Veolia Transport Norgeoperated:
- Trondheim Tramway,
- Rogalandbuses,
- Nordlandbuses and ferries.
- Finnmarkbuses and ferries.
On 6 May 2011, Veolia Transport Norge was sold in amanagement buyoutand renamedBoreal Transport Norge AS.The new owners wereTransport Management AS(1.4%) (the management) andCube Norge AS(98.6%), a subsidiary ofCube Communications Infrastructure S.C.A.(Cube Infrastructure Fund) ofLuxembourg.[28]
Spain
[edit]- Barcelona:Two unlinked tram networksTrambaixandTrambesòsand two networks in the suburbs:TerrassaandMataró,
- Bilbao:Bilbobusurban network, contract won in May 2008, sold in 2012[29]
- Jerez:Urban network,
- Parla:Tramway in suburbanMadrid.
Sweden
[edit]- Veolia Transport Sverige AB was the umbrella company of Veolia Transport companies in Sweden:
- Gothenburg:Veolia owns the ferry companyStyrsöbolagetthat operated the cross-river ferries (Älvsnabben) as well as the ferries to the south archipelago. Veolia also operate some local city bus networks or interurban lines on contract to the local authorities (Västtrafik).
- Norrköping:Veolia operate theNorrköping tramwayon behalf ofÖstgötatrafiken.
- Stockholm:Until April 2012, Veolia Transport (now Transdev) was running three tram networks (Lidingöbanan,NockebybananandTvärbanan) and a local railway (Saltsjöbanan) in the city on behalf ofSL.
- Metrocontracted by theStockholm County Counciluntil 2009, after which the contract was taken over byHong Kong's MTR.[30]
- Malmö:Veolia runs long-distance trains from Malmö to Stockholm,[31]in the winter season going further on toÅre,and the long-distance train from Malmö toBerlinwith train ferry viaTrelleborgtoSassnitzin the summer season.[32]
Veolia Transport Sverige AB has since been passed on toTransdevand is now known as Transdev Sverige AB since February 2015.[33]
United Kingdom
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- Connex South Eastern- A train operator in south-east England that ran from 14 October 1996 to 9 November 2003. The contract was due to run until 2011; but their contract was revoked owing to poor financial management after repeated warnings from Government.[34][35]
- Connex South Central- A train operator in the south of England that ran from 26 May 1996 until 25 August 2001. Initially their contract was due to run until 2003. In October 2000 the new contract was awarded toGovia.Soon after they and Connex worked out a takeover of the remainder of Connex's contract; starting in August 2001.[36][37][38][39]
- Connex Bus UK- a bus operator formed in mid 1999 by Connex, operating bus services in greaterLondon.Sold toNational Expressin 2004 after losing the rail franchises above.[40]
- Dunn-Line– ANational Expresscontractor. Veolia sold itsNottinghambus and private hire coach operations toPremiere Travelfrom 31 January 2011; on 6 January 2011, its National Express coach work from the city passed toYourbus.[41]
- Veolia Transport Cymru,which purchased the following (ceased by December 2012):
- Pullman Coaches
- Bebb Travel – A National Express contractor
- Shamrock Coaches
- Hawkes
- Longs
- Astons Coaches (Kempsey,Worcester)
- Paul James Coaches (Taken over byCentrebusin October 2011)
- Veolia Transport – Running a number of Nexus secured local bus services inTyne & Wear.Veolia local and sightseeing services inYorkwere taken over byTransdev Yorkin August 2008.[42]
As a result, Veolia Transport had no more operations in UK by the time of Veolia Transdev's rebranding in 2013. However, since the services in York were taken over by Transdev York (part of theold Transdev), they still eventually became part of Veolia Transdev and the current Transdev.
Central Europe
[edit]Veolia Transport Central Europe was a daughter company for Central Europe. It was later passed on toVeolia Transdevand then sold to Arriva in the spring of 2013.[43][44]
Czech Republic
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bus_Connex_Praha-bok.jpg/220px-Bus_Connex_Praha-bok.jpg)
Veolia Transport was one of the largest bus operators, operated also one regional railway line and one trolleybus network. Main acquisitions carried out (as Connex) in 2002–2004 (ČSADOstrava, Třinec, Praha-Vršovice, Příbram, DP Teplice), smaller in 2005 (MAD Kolín), 2008 (Nerabus), 2010 (Spojbus) etc. In summer 2008, it changed its trademark from Connex to Veolia Transport. In 2004–2007, several times competed or offered for passenger railway transport, however have got no new job yet.
- Veolia Transport Česká republikaa. s. (since 2006 a daughter of German company Veolia Transport Central Europe) has 4 operator subcompanies:
- Veolia Transport Moravaa. s. (based on former companies ČSAD BUS Ostrava→Connex Morava and ČSAD Třinec→BUS Slezsko), operated regional bus transport inMoravian-Silesian RegionandOlomouc Region,urban bus networks in 7 cities, e. g.Třinec,Český Těšín,ŠumperkandKrnov,many long-distance bus lines, some skibus and cyclobus lines etc. Operated the local railway line 293 (Desná Railway).
- Veolia Transport Východní Čechya. s. (based on the former companies ČSAD AUTOBUSY CZ Chrudim→Connex Východní Čechy and Městská autobusová doprava Kolín, s. r. o.), operated regional bus transport in the east Bohemia (east part ofCentral Bohemian Region,Pardubice Region,Hradec Králové Regionetc.), urban bus networks inChrudim,Kutná HoraandKolínand some long-distance bus, skibus and cyclobus lines.
- Veolia Transport Prahas. r. o. (based on the former companies ČSAD Praha-Vršovice→Connex Praha, ČSAD Příbram→Connex Příbram, NERABUS s. r. o. and SPOJBUS s. r. o.), operated regional bus transport mostly south and south-east of Prague, including several bus lines of Prague city transport and urban bus networks inPříbram,Neratovice,Roudnice nad Labem,Říčanyetc.
- Veolia Transport Teplices. r. o. (based on the former city enterprise DP Teplice), operated urban network of bus and trolleybus lines inTeplice.
Slovakia
[edit]- Nitra:Urban network and bus station.
Poland
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Autosan_Gemini_-_Veolia.jpg/220px-Autosan_Gemini_-_Veolia.jpg)
- Veolia owned a number of bus companies and operated an urban network:
- Tczew:Urban city network.
Serbia
[edit]- Veolia owned a number of bus companies and operated 2 urban networks:
Asia
[edit]East Asia (excluding Philippines)
[edit]Veolia Transport's more recent operations in East Asia were operated as a joint venture withRATP Group,known as Veolia Transport RATP Asia (VTRA). It was created in July 2009 and absorbed all existing Veolia Transport operating companies and contracts.[45]Veolia Transport's share has since been passed on toVeolia Transdev,with the joint venture renamedRATP Dev Transdev Asia(RDTA).
China
[edit]Veolia Transport Chinese Limited (VTCL) started a joint venture with Nanjing Zhongbei to operate bus networks in China in 2008. It operates in:
- Anqing:Anhuiprovince
- Huaibei:Bus network operated as a joint venture into a city of 2 040 000 inhabitants (932 185 hab. urban in 2006) inAnhuiprovince
- Huainan:Bus network operated as a joint venture into a city of 1 076 000 inhabitants (1 075 754 hab. urban in 2006) inAnhuiprovince
- Ma'anshan:Anhuiprovince
- Nanjing:Suburbs of Luhe and Pukou
It was passed to VTRA upon the latter's creation in 2009.
Hong Kong
[edit]- Hong Kong Island:Veolia Transport Chinese Limited also acquired 50% ofHong Kong Tramwaysand took over the daily operations fromThe Wharfon April 7, 2009, wholly owned on February 17, 2010.[46]The tramways is now a fully owned subsidiary ofRATP Dev Transdev Asia.
India
[edit]- Mumbai:Veolia Transport is part of a consortium which is led byReliance Infrastructure,together withMumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA); a joint venture known asMumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd.The share by Veolia would later be passed on to VTRA (nowRATP Dev Transdev Asia). They would build thefirst corridorof theMumbai Metroon the 11.4 km stretch between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar on the east–west corridor. The project started construction in 2008 and was completed and opened in 2014.RATP Dev Transdev Asiaalso holds 70% share of the operating company, Metro One Operation Pvt Ltd.[47]
Macau
[edit]- Macau:Veolia Transport RATP DevcreatedReolian Public Transport Co.to operate buses in Macau. Services began August 1, 2011 and is operating two of five groupings of routes, also to be the more important arterial routes of the city. The joint venture announced filing for bankruptcy on 1 October 2013. The operation was finally terminated in July 2014 and passed on to another operator.
South Korea
[edit]- Seoul:Metro 9 was a joint venture of Veolia Transport Korea (80%) andHyundai Rotem(20%). Metro 9 operatesLine 9ofSeoul's Metro.The line opened in 2009.RATP Dev Transdev Asianow holds the share held by Veolia Transport Korea.
Philippines
[edit]Connex operated theBonifacio Transport Corporationin the Philippines in the early 2000s.[48]It is unknown when exactly did Connex stop operating the bus services.
Israel
[edit]Light Rail
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- Jerusalem:Veolia won a $500 million contract in 2003 to build and maintain theJerusalem Light Railsystem, which will comprise eight lines running across the city. It is expected to be completed by 2020. The first line, fromPisgat Ze'evtoBeit HaKerem,began operation in 2011. Due to the controversial nature of the project, Veolia became a target of theBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions(BDS) campaign.[49]In September 2009, the company considering selling its share in the project to theDan Bus Companyfor $15–20 million.[50]In October 2010, it agreed to sell its stake toEggedinstead. As a result, Dan sued Veolia.[51]After the operation was passed on toVeolia Transdev,the sale to Egged was finally approved in August 2015.[52]
Buses
[edit]Veolia operates buses in Israel under Veolia Transportation brand. It used to operate with both the Veolia Transportation brand and the Connex brand together in the late 2000s.[53]They operate:
- Modi'in:Intercity and urban buses in a city located betweenJerusalemandTel Aviv.Formerly run by Margalit.
- Ashdod:Intercity buses toTel AvivandGush Dan,and toAshkelon.Formerly run byEgged Bus Cooperative.
- Tiberias:Urban and regional buses. Formerly run byEgged Bus Cooperative.
- Yavne:Urban buses. Formerly run byEgged Bus Cooperative.
- Lod:Urban buses and intercity buses toTel Aviv.Formerly run byEgged Bus Cooperative.
- Bnei Brak:Intercity buses toJerusalem.Formerly run byDan Bus Company.
In 2012, Denis Gasquet, Veolia's senior executive vice president, visited Israel, where the company has reached a turnover of 1.5 billionshekelsa year. After 20 years of investment in the country, Gasquet said the company had never lost a tender due to its commitment to Israel. Despite operational hitches, Veolia stated that there were no political problems with the Arabs or the Jews, and the company was "not ashamed to say that we make money in Israel."[54]
After these operations was passed on toVeolia Transdev,the buses in Modi'in were sold to Kavim in July 2013,[55]while the rest were sold toAfikimin September 2013.[56]
Lebanon
[edit]- Around a 40 km radius fromBeirut:Connex operates school bus services for theGrand Lycée Franco-Libanaisin Achrafieh, Beirut using a fleet ofTEMSAPrestij buses,Nissan Civilianbuses andNissan Urvanvans. The operation was part of Veolia Transportation from 1998 till 2008.[57]After 2008, it retained the Connex branding and logo.
Oceania
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Australia
[edit]Connexchanged its name to the same as its French parent company's,Veolia,in January 2006. Branding on buses and trains was changed to reflect this position, with the exception ofConnex Melbourne.Turnoverfor Australia was overA$635 million.
- Brisbane,Queensland:Veolia operated asVeolia Transport Brisbaneafter purchasingNational Bus Company's business in September 2004.[58][59]
- Melbourne,Victoria:Connex Melbourneoperated the franchise for operating half ofMelbourne's suburban rail system,later extending to the entire network in 2004. The contract expired on 30 November 2009.[60]
- Perth,Western Australia:Veolia purchasedSouthern Coast TransitfromNational Bus Companyin 2004.[61]
- Sydney,New South Wales:[62]
- Veolia operated a commuter bus services insouthandsouth-western SydneyasVeolia Transport NSW,formerly Connex Southtrans and Connex NSW, after purchasing Southtrans in September 1999.[63]
- Veolia also operated theSydney Monorailandlight rail networkas Veolia Transport Sydney, on behalf ofMetro Transport Sydneysince August 1998. It was CGEA Transport's first venture into Australia and first operated as CGEA Transport Sydney. It also owned 51% of the monorail between 1998 and 2001.[64][65]
With the exception of Connex Melbourne, the other Veolia Transport operations have since been passed on toVeolia Transdevand grouped to form its Australasian subsidiaryTransdev Australasia(together with Veolia Auckland andold Transdev).
Between August 2001 and 2003, Connex also briefly owned 50% ofWest Coast Railwaywhich operated services betweenMelbourneandWarrnambool.[66][67]
New Caledonia
[edit]- Nouméa:Veolia created and ran theNouméasuburban bus network since February 2002, under theCarsudbrand.[68]
New Zealand
[edit]- Auckland:Veolia Transport Aucklandoperated the commuter rail services in partnership withAuckland Transport.It changed its name from Connex to Veolia on 1 March 2006.
Veolia Transport Auckland has since been passed on toVeolia Transdevand grouped with Veolia Transport andold Transdev's Australian operations to formTransdev Australasia.
North America
[edit]Veolia Transportation was the North American business unit of Veolia Transport[69]It has since been passed on toTransdevand renamedTransdev North Americain 2014.
Canada
[edit]In April 2005 Veolia were awarded the contract inYork Regionin suburban Toronto, Ontario, Canada running the bus rapid transit (BRT) naming the routesVIVAand joining withYork Region Transit(YRT) as a one fare transit system.[70]
Veolia also operated transit services in the Greater Montreal Area.
- CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan
- Ville de Sainte-Julie Transit
- Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Transit
United States
[edit]Connex arrived in the United States in 2001, with the acquisition of Yellow Transportation inBaltimore, Maryland.[71][72]On September 1, 2005, Connex acquired ATC fromNational Express,making Connex-ATC the largest privately owned public transportation company in North America.[73]ATC was formed in 1951 and originally owned bus companies before becoming a contractor.[74]In 2006, Connex-ATC changed its name to Veolia Transportation, acquired ShuttlePort, and won several contracts in the US, including:
- Antelope Valley Transit AuthorityinLos Angeles County, California,
- Atlanta:In suburbanGwinnett County, Georgia,Gwinnett County Transitoperated bus routes within as well asXpressBus routes toAtlanta.
- Austin:Capital MetroRailand bus routes throughout Austin and surrounding communities. In March 2009, employees of Veolia Transportation were said to have tested trains on rail sections without prior approval and hence the Capital MetroRail was delayed.[75]
- Boston:Veolia operated theMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's regional commuter rail operations from 1 July 2003 until 30 June 2014 in conjunction withBombardier Transportationand Alternate Concepts.[76]<[77][78]as theMassachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad.
- Charleston:Veolia operated buses forCARTA
- Charm City Circulatoroperated service throughoutDowntown Baltimore.It began service in 2010.[79]
- Denver,CO:Regional Transportation District(RTD) routes throughout the metro-wide District.
- Greensboro,NC: operated buses for Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA)
- Las Vegas:RTC Transitin Las Vegas includingThe Deuce&MAX(Contract expired July 7, 2013)
- Los Angeles:Metrolink,2005–2010.[80]A Connex/Veolia engineer texting on-duty was responsible for a head-on collision causing 26 deaths and 135 injuries, the deadliest incident in Metrolink history, leading the Metrolink board to return to the previous contractor, Amtrak.[81]
- Miami:Tri-Rail,a train system won in 2007 in theMiami metropolitan areaofFlorida.
- Napa County, California:OperatedVine Transitsystem.
- Nassau County, New York:Veolia won a contract to operateLong Island Bus(renamed Nassau Inter-County Express) in place of theMTAeffective January 1, 2012.[82]
- New Jersey:Certain bus routesinMonmouth Countyas part ofNew Jersey Transit Bus Operations.
- New Orleans:New Orleans Regional Transit Authority,won in 2008[83]
- Phoenix:theValley Metrobus system serving thePhoenix metropolitan areaofArizonawith contracts in Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe,
- Redding:Redding Area Bus Authority
- Sacramento:In suburbanYolo County, California,Yolobusprovides public transportation.
- San Diego:San Diego Metropolitan Transit Systembus routes and theSPRINTERDMUrail system inSan Diego County, California,
- Victor Valley:Victor Valley Transit Authorityserving theVictorville, Californiaarea.
Veolia employed over 16,000 employees with 6,500 vehicles and a revenue of over $1 billion. in 2005 in North America. Its executive team included Mark Joseph (CEO of VTNA). It was headquartered inOak Brook, Illinois.
Veolia also owns theSupershuttleshared-ride airport shuttle service, as well as the ExecuCar black car/sedan service. Veolia also operated taxicab services across the country under various brands.
South America
[edit]Chile
[edit]- Santiago:Veolia ownedRedbus Urbano,which operated feeder services to the Metro and "Troncales" in northern suburban Santiago. This operation has since been passed on toTransdev.
Colombia
[edit]- Bogotá:Veolia, in conjunction with three other operators, ran a 90 km right-of-way bus line called theTransMileniosystem, used by more than 1,400,000 persons a day. This has since been passed on toTransdev.
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