Fleet Number 419, one of the new 2008 buses with the Route 1 "Linha Verde" livery. |
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| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Fundoa de Baixo, Funchal, Madeira Island Portugal |
| Service type | Urban & Inter-urban services |
| Destinations | Funchal |
| Web site | www.horariosdofunchal.pt |
Horários do Funchal is a bus operator based in Funchal, Madeira. They operate Urban and Inter-urban services on the south, central, and north of the island.
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On 11 April 1985, the Committee for the Study of Urban Transportation (CETU) was created by the government to study the island and its public transport. As a result, on 12 August 1986 the first bus arrived with services beginning on 1 January 1987, with the company being chaired by Sr. Coronel Ramiro Morna do Nascimento.
In 1996, the company acquired Companhia dos Carros de São Gonçalo S.A., Emílio de Castro e Companhia Lda, Empresa Automobilística de São Martinho Lda, Companhia dos Automóveis de Santo António Lda.
In recent years, the company have been looking at accessibility on their buses. In 2006, a small fleet of 4 electric buses arrived for a city centre circular, which had space for a wheelchair, to create the "Linha Eco".
In 2007 a contactless smart card, called GIRO, was introduced for fare payment.[1]
In late 2008, the first low floor buses for urban services arrived
A fleet of 174 buses make up the vehicles used for the Urban services. The fleet consists of:
A fleet of 51 buses make up the vehicles used for the Interurban services. The fleet consists of: