Connexxion

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Connexxion bus

Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French word 'connexion' meaning "connection", and may also have been inspired by that of the French-based multinational transport company Connex.^{[citation needed]} Connexxion also owns the bus companies Hermes, Novio and GVU.

Besides bus services, it also operates the train lines Almelo-Mariënberg and Amersfoort-Ede-Wageningen, the tram line between Utrecht and Nieuwegein, a few ferry routes and a taxi service.

For buses and trams, the National Tariff System (nl) [1] applies.

Trains use rail infrastructure supplied by ProRail. For trains there is a common tariff system with the other four public transport railroad companies in the country.

In 2007, Transdev bought a 66% stake in Connexxion, with an option to purchase the whole within 5 years. This step made Transdev the 4th biggest operator in Europe.