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On each trip, one seat is offered from $1, with most seats sold in the $5-$25 range, via the [[yield management]] model.<ref name="fares">{{cite web|url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gU1h4DT1JTF0OmsnYnKYS5iH4-zQ|title=The Canadian Press: Greyhound's BoltBus offers cheap curbside service in the United States|publisher=canadianpress.google.com|accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2008-05-02}}</ref> |
On each trip, one seat is offered from $1, with most seats sold in the $5-$25 range, via the [[yield management]] model.<ref name="fares">{{cite web|url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gU1h4DT1JTF0OmsnYnKYS5iH4-zQ|title=The Canadian Press: Greyhound's BoltBus offers cheap curbside service in the United States|publisher=canadianpress.google.com|accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2008-05-02}}</ref> BoltBus operates [[Prevost]] [[X3-45|Prevost X3-45]] coaches with wireless Internet access and 110V power outlets on many seats. The carrier claims that their [[seat pitch]] is unusually generous. BoltBus also operates a reserve fleet of older [[MCI 102DL3]] buses at peak times.<ref>Bolt Bus FAQ. [https://www.boltbus.com/faq.aspx]</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:26, 12 September 2009
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 BoltBus Prevost X3-45 #0800 departs New York City. | |
| Parent | Greyhound Lines, Peter Pan Bus Lines (buses owned by Greyhound) |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | 25 County Avenue Secaucus, NJ 07094 |
| Service area |  United States, Northeast |
| Service type | Intercity coach service |
| Routes | 3 |
| Destinations | New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, MD, Greenbelt, MD |
| Hubs | New York, NY |
| Lounge | No |
| Fleet | 80 |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | Greyhound Lines, Peter Pan Bus Lines |
| Website | Official Web site |
BoltBus is a bus line operating in the northeastern United States. It is a 50/50 venture between Greyhound Lines and Peter Pan Bus Lines providing service between New York City and other cities in the northeastern United States,[1] utilizing the existing operating authority of Greyhound Lines (although it is run as a distinct business). Its business model is similar to the Megabus model used by Stagecoach Group, a rival to Greyhound's parent company FirstGroup, in the United Kingdom and in portions of the United States which offer fares starting at US$1.00, depending on how far the trip is booked in advance and how many people have purchased tickets already.[2]
The service is designed to compete with Chinatown bus carriers and Megabus.[3]
Routes
The Boltbus network in the northeast radiates from New York City from street stops near New York Penn Station and in Chinatown, although there are different departure points for different lines. Service is currently available from New York City to Washington, D.C. at the 10th and H Streets NW, Baltimore's Penn Station, the Greenbelt Metro station in Greenbelt, MD, Philadelphia at 30th Street Station and suburban Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Cherry Hill Mall, (a highway stop on Route 38), and Boston's South Station.
Services
On each trip, one seat is offered from $1, with most seats sold in the $5-$25 range, via the yield management model.[4] BoltBus operates Prevost Prevost X3-45 coaches with wireless Internet access and 110V power outlets on many seats. The carrier claims that their seat pitch is unusually generous. BoltBus also operates a reserve fleet of older MCI 102DL3 buses at peak times.[5]
See also
- Gotobus - an online ticketing company for most bus companies.
- Megabus (United States) - a competing service provided by Coach USA
- BusJunction - ticket search engine that includes Bolt Bus tickets
References
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Kinney, Jim (March 112008). "Peter Pan, Greyhound offer new bus service". The Republican. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Anita Hamilton (2008-06-06). "Beating $4 Gas with a $1 Bus". Time, Inc. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Killian, Erin (2008-03-04). "Boltbus starts D.C. to New York City service". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Canadian Press: Greyhound's BoltBus offers cheap curbside service in the United States". canadianpress.google.com. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Bolt Bus FAQ. [1]