Eastern Bus, also known as Eastern Shuttle and formerly Eastern Travel, is the operator of intercity bus service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia for Flixbus.[1]
 Eastern Shuttle bus in white livery before the marketing arrangement with Flixbus. | |
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 90 Bowery New York, NY 10013 |
| Locale | Northeastern United States |
| Service area | Interstate 95 corridor |
| Service type | Intercity bus service |
| Alliance | Flixbus |
| Routes | 2 |
| Stops | 5 |
| Destinations | 3 |
| Hubs | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe company was founded by Zheng Shui Ming in 2002. Zheng immigrated from Fujian Province in southern China in 1991 on a fishing vessel. He then bought a secondhand minibus from a friend in Queens and started driving. The company attracted cooks and dishwashers with jobs in Chinese restaurants as well as college students.[2]
Eastern hired David Wong, Chinese-born but educated in the United States with a Master of Business Administration, as a part-owner and manager of its operations. Wong added a stop near Pennsylvania Station in New York.[3][4]
In 2006, the company had an estimated $3 million in sales.[5]
In fall 2008, Coach USA acquired Eastern.[6] In winter 2009, Coach USA purchased Today's and merged it into Eastern.[7]
In August 2009, Megabus divested itself of Eastern Shuttle.[8]
In May 2019, the company reached a deal with Flixbus, in which Flixbus handles all marketing and sales for the company.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Eastern Bus is now a part of FlixBus!". Flixbus.
- ^ KNAFO, SAKI (June 8, 2008). "Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street". The New York Times.
- ^ Yu, Rin-rin (August 31, 2009). "Magic buses". China Daily.
- ^ Newman, Barry (January 28, 2005). "On the East Coast, Chinese Buses Give Greyhound a Run". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ PITTS, JONATHAN (July 6, 2006). "The Chinatown bus is a wild ride". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Federal Register Volume 73". Justia. September 18, 2008.
- ^ Novikoff, Josh (February 17, 2009). "Todays Bus Now Part of Eastern Coach/Coach USA". WAMU. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Notice regarding Eastern Travel on Megabus' official Facebook page". Facebook. August 13, 2009.
- ^ Schwieterman, Joseph; Antolin, Brian (July 11, 2019). "How Greyhound, Coach USA sales will impact intercity bus lines". Metro Magazine.
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