ESTONIA MAN Truck & Bus has delivered nine Neoplan Skyliner double-deckers to the Estonian long-distance operator Lux Express, which are now in daily service on its busy route between Tallinn and Tartu. For Lux Express, the €6 million order is the largest investment in its history.
Each coach offers 63 seats, equipped with displays to provide entertainment, and a galley on the lower level giving passengers access to a selected range of food and drinks.
“Passenger numbers have increased, and during peak hours we’ve seen situations where all tickets are sold out. The addition of 500 extra seats per day should help solve the increasingly pressing issue where people are left without bus tickets during popular times or have to stand for hours on overcrowded trains,” explained Ingmar Roos, a member of the management board at Lux Express.
The new Skyliners will offer an hourly service, with the first departure at 0600hrs. “This is the largest investment in our company’s history, aimed at offering a more sustainable, higher-capacity, and better-planned service,” added Ingmar. “The double-decker coaches not only increase our passenger capacity, they also add clear value to the entire mobility system by reducing peak-time congestion and improving access to high-quality transport.”
“Commuters and tourists can now travel between the two Estonian cities of Tallinn and Tartu in complete relaxation thanks to our luxurious double-decker coaches, which offer two worlds in one vehicle: a lounge ambience on the lower level and the light-flooded upper deck with comfortable 2+1 seating and panoramic views,” said Heinz Kiess, Head of Product Marketing Bus at MAN Truck & Bus. “I am particularly pleased that passengers will not only travel in extreme comfort in the future, but will also be extremely sustainable thanks to the highly efficient diesel drive.”
Lux Express has developed into one of the largest coach travel providers in the Baltic States since it was founded in 1994, and offers connections in and between Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Russia, aimed at business travellers, tourists and commuters.
