Veolia Transport

Veolia Transportation
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Company type	Private
Industry	Transportation Services
Predecessor	Compagnie Générale des Eaux;
Headquarters	Paris, France
Key people	Henri Proglio (Chairman and CEO) of Veolia
Products	Transportation as Veolia Transportation
Revenue	€4.3 Billion EUR (2005)
Owner	Veolia Environment
Number of employees	72,302(2005)
Website	www.veoliatransportation.com

Veolia Transportation (formerly Connex) is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. Veolia Transportation trades under the brand names of Veolia Transportation, Veolia Transport, Veolia Verkehr in Germany, with the former name Connex preserved in Melbourne, Australia.

Veolia has diverse road and rail operations across the globe, employing 72,000 workers worldwide and serving completetely or partly more than 30 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, including :

Asia : Mumbai and Seoul.
Europe : Paris, Marseille, Lyons, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Prague, Warsaw, Dublin, York and Glamorgan, South Wales.
North America : Austin, Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Raleigh, San Diego and Toronto.
South America : Bogota and Santiago.
Oceania : Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland.

In 2005, the group reported a 4.3 billion euro revenue.

Asia and Middle East

Israel
- Jerusalem : Veolia won in 2003 a $500 million contract to build and maintain a light railway that will run across the city, spanning 8 lines expected to be completed by 2020. Jerusalem Light Rail: The first line will run from Pisgat Ze'ev to Beit HaKerem.
- Modi'in : Intercity and urban buses in a city located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Formerly run by Margalit.^[1]. Since taking over from Margalit, there have been a spate of complaints from Modiin residents pertaining to the reduced frequency and reliability of the service.
- Ashdod : Intercity buses. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Tiberias : Urban buses. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Yavne : Urban buses in suburban Tel Aviv. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
India
- Mumbai : Veolia is part of a consortium which is led by Anil Ambani's Reliance Energy Limited. Hong Kong MTR is the other partner. They will build the first corridor of the Mumbai Metrorail on the 11.4 km stretch between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar on the east-west corridor. The project is expected to begin by end of 2006, to be completed by 2009.
Korea
- Seoul : Veolia is going to operate Line 9 of Seoul's Metro.

Europe

Belgium : Connex operates some de Lijn routes under contract.

A Veolia bus in Helsinki advertising the Hesburger fast-food chain

Czech Republic : Veolia is the largest bus operator, after a 2002 take-over of the Slezsko regional network in Silesia. Veolia runs 12 urban transport networks especially around Ostrava and Teplice and 3 travel agencies. It also runs an international train service between the Czech Republic and Germany.
Denmark : Veolia runs half of the transport operations of the privatised Combus especially around Copenhagen.
- Copenhagen : Suburban buses.
Finland :
- Helsinki : Veolia owns Helsinki Metropolitan Area's bus company Veolia Finland, which was previously Linjebuss and operates essentially in Vantaa, a northern suburb of Helsinki.
France : The company is the third largest private sector operator of public transport and operates:
- 76 bus networks (March 1, 2007), especially in Bordeaux, Nice, Rouen, Saint-Étienne, Le Havre and Nancy
- 8 tramway networks across the country : 3 in service (Bordeaux, Rouen, Nancy) ; 3 in construction (in suburban Lyon, "Leslys", Marseille and Nice) and two in project (Le Havre and Toulon)
- Paris Region : More than 25 suburban networks in suburban Paris (Seine-St-Denis "TRA", Melun "Tram", Sénart "Sénart Bus", etc.)
- Ferry services in Mediterranéa : Veolia recently bought 28% of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée, a previously state-owned ferry company.

Germany : Veolia Verkehr, former Connex Verkehr, offers train services, several of a regional character such as the Bayerische Oberlandbahn from Munich, and two long-distance services. Veolia owns a number of bus companies, mostly in suburban areas. It also operates tram systems :
- Aachen : Suburban buses,
- Berlin : Suburban tram line linking to the S Bahn,
- Frankfurt : 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.
Ireland
- Dublin : Veolia operates the Luas tramway which started operations in June 2004. Connex Transport Ireland changed its name to Veolia Transport Ireland in April 2006.
- Galway : Veolia owns the Nestor Airlink bus company which operates between Galway and Dublin Airport.
Jersey : Buses in the Saint Helier urban area and interurban buses elsewhere
Netherlands : Veolia Transport consists of :
- BBA, operating in the Kempen region around Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant and northwest of Utrecht,
- Veolia Transport Veluwe, operating in "De Veluwe" region in Gelderland,
- Veolia Transport Brabant, operating in middle and western Noord-Brabant with 4 urban networks in Breda, Tilburg, Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal,
- Veolia Transport Limburg, operating in the whole province of Limburg, including city buses in Maastricht, Parkstad (Heerlen-Kerkrade-Landgraaf-Brunssum), Venlo, and Roermond and the Roermond–Nijmegen and Maastricht–Kerkrade train routes.
- Veolia Transport Fast Ferries Zeeland (Westerschelde ferry)
- Veolia Transport Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, in the southern part of Zeeland province
Norway : Veolia Transport Norway operates :
- Trondheim Tramway,
- Rogaland buses,
- Nordland buses,
- Finnmark ferries.
Poland : Veolia owns a number of bus companies and operates 2 urban networks :
- Warsaw : Part of urban network and mostly suburban routes,
- Tczew : Urban city network.
Slovenia :
- Maribor : Urban network.
Spain :
- Ávila : Urban network,
- Barcelona : Two unlinked tram networks Tram Baix and Tram Besos and two networks in the suburbs : Tarrassa and Mataró,
- Jerez : Urban network,
- Pamplona : Urban and suburban bus network,
- Parla : Tramway in construction in suburban Madrid.
Sweden :
- Norrköping :Veolia operate the Norrköping tramway on behalf of Östgötatrafiken.
- Stockholm : Veolia runs the Stockholm Metro contracted by the Stockholm County Council and three tram (Lidingöbanan, Nockebybanan and Tvärbanan) or local rail networks (Saltsjöbanan) in the city on behalf of SL. It also runs the long distance trains from Gothenburg and Stockholm to northern Sweden, as well as several local city bus networks or interurban lines on contract to local authorities.
United Kingdom :

A Veolia bus leaving Pontypridd bus station in Wales.

- Dunn-Line - A National Express franchisee,
- Veolia Transport Cymru, which has bought up:
  - Pullman Coaches.
  - Bebb Travel - A National Express franchisee,
  - Shamrock Coaches are seen with Veolia address and contact details as well as their own and vice versa.
  - Longs
  - Hawkes
- Paul James Coaches
- Veolia Transport - Running a number of local services in York

Oceania

A train in Auckland at the Britomart Transport Centre.

Australia Connex changed its name to the same as its French parent company's, Veolia, in January 2006. Branding on buses and trains is being changed to reflect this position, with the exception of the Melbourne suburban rail system. Turnover for Australia is over $635 million Australian dollars.
- Brisbane, Queensland : Veolia operates as Veolia Transport Brisbane, using the former National Bus Company's fleet.
- Melbourne, Victoria : Veolia Transport originally held the franchise for operating half of Melbourne's suburban rail system, later being altered to the entire network in 2004 after the collapse of the other operator. Still retaining the Connex Melbourne brand, it is now Veolia Transport's largest contract in the world.^[2]
- Perth, Western Australia : Veolia operates the Southern Coast Transit bus lines currently being changed to feed Transperth rail extension to Mandurah.
- Sydney, New South Wales : Veolia operates a Light Rail, a Monorail and Veolia Transport NSW commuter bus services.
New Caledonia :
- Nouméa : Veolia created and runs the Noumea suburban bus network.
New Zealand :
- Auckland : "MAXX" commuter rail service in partnership with ARTA, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority. Veolia Auckland changed its name to Veolia on 1 March 2006.

North America

Veolia arrived in the United States in 2001, with the acquisition of Yellow Transportation in Baltimore, Maryland. On September 1, 2005, Veolia (then "Connex") acquired ATC, making Connex-ATC the largest privately owned public transportation company in North America. In 2006, Connex-ATC changed its name to Veolia Transportation, acquired ShuttlePort, and won several contracts, including Citizens Area Transit in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Valley Metro bus system serving the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of Arizona, Orange County, California, the California cities of Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita and the Sprinter Light Rail system currently being built to serve Oceanside, California. It now employs over 16,000 employees with 6,500 vehicles and a revenue of approx. $495 M. in 2005 in North America. Its executive team includes Olivier Brousse (chairman of Veolia Transportation North America, as well as overseeing Veolia Transportation's French operations), and Mark Joseph (CEO of VTNA). It is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

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A VIVA bus in York Region

Canada
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec : Veolia operates city bus contract in outer suburban Montreal.
- Toronto, Ontario : Veolia was awarded an operations and maintenance contract for the Viva (bus rapid transit) network in York Region, a suburban area north of Toronto, for its first five years of service beginning in September 2005.
United States :
- Austin, Texas
- Boston, Massachusetts : Veolia subsidiary Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company operates Boston commuter rail services under contract to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- Columbia, South Carolina : Urban buses
- Denver, Colorado : Urban and suburban buses
- Las Vegas, Nevada : Veolia operates the current CAT and Deuce fixed route systems, as well as D.O.T.'s BRT pilot project: the "MAX". All 3 systems are owned by the Regional Transportation Commission.
- Los Angeles, California : In Southern California Veolia operates Metrolink suburban train services. It also operates Orange County buses and bus services in outer Los Angeles County in Antelope Valley (Antelope Valley Transit Authority) and Santa Clarita (City of Santa Clarita Transit).
- Miami, Florida : 2 contracts in the South Florida area including Tri-Rail and small bus shuttle transport in Ft. Lauderdale.
- Phoenix, Arizona : 3 contracts in the city of Phoenix and in suburban Mesa and Tempe areas
- Raleigh, North Carolina : Operates Capital Area Transit.
- San Diego, California : Veolia is the operator for approximately half of the fixed-route bus services administered by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and will operate a LRT diesel system between Oceanside and Escondido in northern San Diego County for the North County Transit District effective in January 2008.
- San Jose: Veolia Operates VTA bus system.
- Washington, D.C. - Baltimore Metro area : Suburban buses around Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince George's counties
- Other clients include bus contracts in New Jersey. and Greensboro, NC
- In Washington State Veolia operates a Paratransit operation for King County Metro (Seattle Area). They run approximately 100 buses with 200+ employees. This operation has been in King County since 1996 and is the largest Paratransit operation in Washington State.

South America

Chile
- Santiago : Veolia operates feeder services to the Metro and "Troncales" in northern suburban Santiago.
Colombia
- Bogotá : Veolia, in conjunction with three other operators, runs a 90 km right-of-way bus line called the Transmilenio system used by more than 1,400,000 persons a day.

References

[1] "Modi'in residents irate over new bus service".

[2] Veolia Environment Australia 2004 Sustainable Development report, page 57

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