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'{{Infobox Bus transit | name = Bolt Bus | logo = BoltBus_logo.png | logo_size = 250 | image = BoltBus Prevost X3-45 0800.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = BoltBus [[Prevost Car|Prevost X3-45]] #0800 departs New York City. | company_slogan = Bolt for a Buck | parent = [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]]<br><small>(buses owned by Greyhound) | founded = 2008 | headquarters = 25 County Avenue<br>[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus, NJ]] 07094 | locale = | service_area = {{USA}}, Northeast | service_type = [[Intercity coach service]] | alliance = | routes = 3 | destinations = [[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Baltimore, MD]] | stops = | hubs = [[Manhattan|New York, NY]] | stations = | lounge = No | fleet = | ridership = | fuel_type = Diesel | operator = [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]] | ceo = | website = [http://www.boltbus.com 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]],<ref> {{cite news |title=Peter Pan, Greyhound offer new bus service |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/peter_pan_greyhound_offer_new.html |first=Jim |last=Kinney |publisher=The Republican |date=[[March 11]][[2008]] |accessdate=2008-06-09 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author=Anita Hamilton |coauthors= |title=Beating $4 Gas with a $1 Bus |url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812012,00.html?imw=Y |format= |work= |publisher=Time, Inc. |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2008-06-08 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> The service is designed to compete with [[Chinatown bus|Chinatown bus carriers]] and [[Megabus (United States)|Megabus]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Boltbus starts D.C. to New York City service |url=http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/03/03/daily12.html |first=Erin |last=Killian |publisher=Washington Business Journal |date=[[2008-03-04]] |accessdate=2008-04-15 }}</ref> ==Routes== The Boltbus network in the northeast radiates from New York City from street stops near [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] and in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|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, near the [[Metro Center (Washington Metro)|Metro Center]] and [[Gallery Place-Chinatown (Washington Metro)|Gallery Place-Chinatown]] [[Washington Metro|Metro]] stations, [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore's]] [[Penn Station (Baltimore)|Penn Station]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] at [[30th Street Station]] and suburban [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]] (a highway stop on [[New Jersey Route 38|Route 38]]), and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston's]] [[South Station]]. ===Route detail=== <center> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ '''BoltBus Routes''' |- !Route ! width="100px"|Terminal A ! width="150px"|Stops !Terminal B !Notes and history |- !NYC-BOS |'''[[Manhattan|New York, NY]]'''<br>[[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th St.]] & [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|8th Ave.]] | |'''[[Boston, MA]]'''<br>[[South Station]] *Route established on [[April 24]] [[2008]]. |- !rowspan="2"|NYC-DC |'''New York, NY'''<br>[[33rd Street (Manhattan)|33rd St.]] & [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|7th Ave.]] |'''[[Baltimore, MD]] '''<br>[[Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)]] |'''|[[Washington D.C.]]'''<br>[[10th & H NW]] |rowspan="2"| *Route established on [[March 27]] [[2008]] |- |'''New York, NY'''<br>Canal St. & 6th Ave. |'''[[Cherry Hill, NJ]]'''<br>[[Cherry Hill Mall]] |'''|[[Philadelphia, PA]]'''<br>[[30th Street Station]] *Route established on [[April 10]] [[2008]]. *Cherry Hill added on [[August 13]] [[2008]]. |} </center> ==Services== 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> ==See also== *[[Megabus (United States)]] - a competing service provided by [[Coach USA]] *[[BusJunction]] - ticket search engine that includes Bolt Bus tickets ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.boltbus.com BoltBus website] {{FirstGroup}} [[Category:Companies based in New Jersey]] [[Category:No frills]] [[Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States]] [[Category:First Group companies]] [[Category:2008 introductions]] [[ja:ボルトバス]]'