Dan Bus Company
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Dan Bus Company is an Israeli bus company based in Tel Aviv. It operates local bus service in the Gush Dan metropolitan area as well as some intercity bus service connecting the Gush Dan area with nearby regions of the country such as Samaria and Jerusalem. Dan operates 1,200 buses and has 2,400 employees. It transports over 600,000 passengers daily.
The company was founded as a cooperative on December 1, 1945, from the merger of 2 companies, Galei HaMaavir and Ihud Regev. It transformed to a limited company in May 2002.
Dan provides bus service six days a week. From Friday afternoon until after Sunset Saturday night, service is suspended in observance of the Jewish Sabbath, as required by Jewish and Israeli law. Dan buses run until approximately 1:00 a.m. and resume service in the early morning hours.
As of February 2006, a single ticket price within the city of Tel Aviv costs NIS 5.20, a multiple-ride pass (a "Kartisiya") costs NIS 41.60, and an unlimited "red" monthly pass costs NIS 196.00. "White" monthly pass covers the whole of Greater Tel Aviv with some nearby cities and costs NIS 311.00
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