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{{Short description|American commercial intercity bus service}}
{{for|the now defunct airline shuttle service|Eastern Air Lines Shuttle}}
{{for|the now defunct airline shuttle service|Eastern Air Lines Shuttle}}
{{Infobox bus transit
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| operator =
| alliance = [[Flixbus]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.flixbus.com/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.flixbus.com/}}
}}
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[[File:Coach USA Eastern Shuttle bus-red.jpg|thumb|right|Eastern Shuttle bus in red livery, before the agreement with [[Flixbus]]]]
[[File:Coach USA Eastern Shuttle bus-red.jpg|thumb|right|Eastern Shuttle bus in red livery, before the agreement with [[Flixbus]]]]
'''Eastern Bus''', also known as Eastern Shuttle and formerly Eastern Travel, was a provider of [[intercity bus service]] along the [[Interstate 95]] corridor between [[New York City]] and [[Richmond, Virginia]]. It is one of several [[Chinatown bus lines]] and is now the operator of buses along the [[East Coast of the United States]] for [[Flixbus]]. All buses feature the Flixbus green and yellow livery, with a notation near the door that the buses are operated by Eastern.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flixbus.com/eastern-bus | title=Eastern Bus is now a part of FlixBus! | publisher=[[Flixbus]]}}</ref>
'''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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flixbus.com/eastern-bus | title=Eastern Bus is now a part of FlixBus! | publisher=[[Flixbus]]}}</ref>

The company was one of the first New York-Washington buses to go uptown.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/chinatown-bus-2013-3/ | title=The Indomitable Chinatown Bus | first=Katherine | last=Ward | work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] | date=March 15, 2013}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The 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 restaurant]]s as well as college students.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/nyregion/thecity/08chin.html | title=Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street | first=SAKI | last=KNAFO | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 8, 2008 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The 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 restaurant]]s as well as college students.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/nyregion/thecity/08chin.html | title=Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street | first=SAKI | last=KNAFO | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 8, 2008 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>


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 (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2009-08/31/content_11003463.htm | title=Magic buses | first=Rin-rin | last=Yu | work=[[China Daily]] | date=August 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110686461783738528 | title=On the East Coast, Chinese Buses Give Greyhound a Run | first=Barry | last=Newman | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=January 28, 2005 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Following a requirement for all intercity services in [[Boston]] to move into the [[South Station]] terminal, Eastern left the Boston market and competed in the New York City-[[Washington, D.C.]] market.


Eastern brought in 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 (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2009-08/31/content_11003463.htm | title=Magic buses | first=Rin-rin | last=Yu | work=[[China Daily]] | date=August 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110686461783738528 | title=On the East Coast, Chinese Buses Give Greyhound a Run | first=Barry | last=Newman | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=January 28, 2005 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 2006, the company had an estimated $3 million in sales.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-07-06-0607060060-story.html | title=The Chinatown bus is a wild ride | first=JONATHAN | last=PITTS | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=July 6, 2006 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>


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In fall 2008, [[Coach USA]] acquired Eastern.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://regulations.justia.com/view/121152/ | title=Federal Register Volume 73 | publisher=[[Justia]] | date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> In winter 2009, Coach USA purchased Today's and merged it into Eastern.<ref name=TB>{{cite news | url=https://dcist.com/story/09/02/17/todays-bus-now-part-of-eastern-coac/ | title=Todays Bus Now Part of Eastern Coach/Coach USA | first=Josh | last=Novikoff | work=[[WAMU]] | date=February 17, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222043659/http://dcist.com/2009/02/todays_bus_now_part_of_eastern_coac.php | archive-date=February 22, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2006, the company estimated $3 million in sales.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-07-06-0607060060-story.html | title=The Chinatown bus is a wild ride | first=JONATHAN | last=PITTS | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=July 6, 2006 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In May 2008, the company added [[Wi-Fi]] to its 12 buses.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/latest-must-have-east-coast-bus-routes-wi-fi-article-1.296821 | title=Latest must-have for East Coast bus routes is Wi-Fi | first=RONG | last=XIAOQING | work=[[New York Daily News]] | date=June 6, 2008}}</ref>

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In fall 2008, [[Coach USA]] acquired Eastern.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://regulations.justia.com/view/121152/ | title=Federal Register Volume 73 | publisher=[[Justia]] | date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> In winter 2009, Coach USA purchased Today's and merged it into Eastern.<ref name=TB>{{cite news | url=https://dcist.com/story/09/02/17/todays-bus-now-part-of-eastern-coac/ | title=Todays Bus Now Part of Eastern Coach/Coach USA | first=Josh | last=Novikoff | work=[[WAMU]] | date=February 17, 2009 | access-date=September 9, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222043659/http://dcist.com/2009/02/todays_bus_now_part_of_eastern_coac.php | archive-date=February 22, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


In August 2009, Megabus divested itself of Eastern Shuttle.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=117331463282 | title=Notice regarding Eastern Travel on Megabus' official Facebook page | publisher=[[Facebook]] | date=August 13, 2009}}</ref>
In August 2009, Megabus divested itself of Eastern Shuttle.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=117331463282 | title=Notice regarding Eastern Travel on Megabus' official Facebook page | publisher=[[Facebook]] | date=August 13, 2009}}</ref>


In May 2019, the company reached a deal with [[Flixbus]], in which Flixbus handles all marketing and sales for the company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/article/734779/how-greyhound-coach-usa-sales-will-impact-intercity-bus-lines | title=How Greyhound, Coach USA sales will impact intercity bus lines | first1=Joseph | last1=Schwieterman | first2=Brian | last2=Antolin | work=Metro Magazine | date=July 11, 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019, the company reached a deal with [[Flixbus]], in which Flixbus handles all marketing and sales for the company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/article/734779/how-greyhound-coach-usa-sales-will-impact-intercity-bus-lines | title=How Greyhound, Coach USA sales will impact intercity bus lines | first1=Joseph | last1=Schwieterman | first2=Brian | last2=Antolin | work=[[Metro Magazine]] | date=July 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Stop locations==
[[File:Eastern Shuttle bus route network.png|thumb|right|Eastern Shuttle route network.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"
!City
!Route
!colspan=2|Stop location(s)
|-
!Baltimore
|
|colspan=2|5400 O'Donnell Street Cutoff and 1200 Ponca Street
|-
!New York City
|
|28 Allen Street<br>(departures and arrivals)
|[[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] (departures)<br>[[34th Street – Penn Station (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)|34 Street – Penn Station (Seventh Avenue)]] (arrivals)
|-
![[Richmond, Virginia]]
|
|colspan=2|910 [[Virginia State Route 161|North Boulevard]]
|-
![[Rockville, Maryland]]
|
|colspan=2|305 North Washington Street
|-
![[Washington, D.C.]]
|
|colspan=2|715 H Street NW
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Chinatown bus lines]]
[[Category:Chinatown bus lines]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 2003]]
[[Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City]]
[[Category:FlixBus]]
[[Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in New York City]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 2002]]
[[Category:Transportation companies based in New York City]]
[[Category:Transportation companies based in New York City]]

Latest revision as of 01:19, 29 February 2024

For the now defunct airline shuttle service, see Eastern Air Lines Shuttle.
Eastern Bus
Eastern Shuttle bus in white livery before the marketing arrangement with Flixbus.
Gegründet2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Hauptsitz90 Bowery
New York, NY 10013
LocaleNortheastern United States
Service areaInterstate 95 corridor
Service typeIntercity bus service
AllianceFlixbus
Routes2
Stops5
Destinations3
Hubs
Websitewww.flixbus.com
Eastern Shuttle bus in red livery, before the agreement with Flixbus

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]

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Eastern Bus is now a part of FlixBus!". Flixbus.
  2. ^ KNAFO, SAKI (June 8, 2008). "Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Yu, Rin-rin (August 31, 2009). "Magic buses". China Daily.
  4. ^ Newman, Barry (January 28, 2005). "On the East Coast, Chinese Buses Give Greyhound a Run". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ PITTS, JONATHAN (July 6, 2006). "The Chinatown bus is a wild ride". The Baltimore Sun.
  6. ^ "Federal Register Volume 73". Justia. September 18, 2008.
  7. ^ Novikoff, Josh (February 17, 2009). "Todays Bus Now Part of Eastern Coach/Coach USA". WAMU. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "Notice regarding Eastern Travel on Megabus' official Facebook page". Facebook. August 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Schwieterman, Joseph; Antolin, Brian (July 11, 2019). "How Greyhound, Coach USA sales will impact intercity bus lines". Metro Magazine.
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