Startups
Golden Arrow Bus Services
Edit

Golden Arrow Bus Services

https://www.gabs.co.za/
Last activity: 30.07.2024
Active
Categories: AudioBusinessCorporateEconomyFutureITPublicServiceTransportationVehicles
We operate safe, reliable passenger transport services designed to meet the needs of our customers and by applying sound business principles to create a secure future for the company and its people. In 2021 Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) celebrated 160 years of providing road based public transport to the community of Cape Town. The company is in its present form the culmination of an unbroken chain of mergers and acquisitions. It is uniquely positioned as one of a few privately owned companies that have provided public transport services in a South African metropolitan environment. Since its acquisition in 2018, Golden Arrow Bus Services, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frontier Transport Holdings Limited. Golden Arrow has, in all its forms, over the period of its 160 year history, continued to keep the bus service operational in order to provide the people of Cape Town with safe, affordable and reliable bus service while simultaneously contributing to the economy of the metropole and being a responsible corporate citizen. Since 2013 Golden Arrow has taken its place as an official vehicle operating company (VOC) for the city of Cape Town's MyCiTi service. Through its subsidiary, Table Bay Rapid Transit(TBRT) it operates the Trunk service the Atlantic corridor from Table View to the CBD, as well as services from the CBD to Sea Point to Camps Bay.
Followers
558
Website visits
118.9K /mo.
Mentions
4

Overview

Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Employees
1001-5000
Founded date
1861

Mentions in press and media 4

DateTitleDescription
Sign up to seeSign up to seeSign up to see
Jul 25, 2024South Africa to get its first fleet of electric busesSouth Africa will soon get a fleet of 120 electric buses. This comes after China’s BYD secured a deal with the Golden Arrow Bus Services for the vehicles. “This agreement marks an historic step towards establishing the first electric bus fl...
Jun 17, 2024Public transport in SA: Taxis rule the roadThe South African minibus-taxi. Image by Wikimedia Commons In South Africa, the three main modes of public transport are taxis, trains, and buses. The most commonly used of these is the minibus-taxi. Public transport: Buses Depending on the...
Mar 16, 2023National Shutdown: Golden Arrow bus services to operate as normalBELLVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 22: Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Cape Town Metro Police and Traffic Police control traffic at bus stations and taxi ranks on July 22, 2021 in Bellville, South Africa. This comes after in...

Reviews 0

Sign up to leave a review

Sign up Log In

FAQ about Golden Arrow Bus Services

When was Golden Arrow Bus Services founded?

Golden Arrow Bus Services was founded in 1861.

What has the press written about Golden Arrow Bus Services?

Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Golden Arrow Bus Services, among them “South Africa to get its first fleet of electric buses” (Jul 25, 2024) and “Public transport in SA: Taxis rule the road” (Jun 17, 2024).

Is Golden Arrow Bus Services still active?

Yes, Golden Arrow Bus Services is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 30, 2024.