Lucena Lines
A Lucena Lines MAN 754 16.290 heading to Mauban
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| Parent | JAC Liner |
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| Founded | December 2004 |
| Headquarters | 2001 Taft Avenue, cor. San Juan St., Brgy. 37, Pasay, Philippines |
| Service area | Luzon |
| Service type | Land Transport |
| Destinations | |
| Fleet | 100+ Buses |
| Operator | JAC Liner |
| Website | http://jacliner.com/ |
Lucena Lines Inc. (LLI), is a subsidiary of JAC Liner Inc. and commenced its own operations back in December 2004. It has operations from Manila to Lucena and Mauban in the province of Quezon, and to the province of Marinduque.
JAC Liner started in April 1987 as a sole proprietorship operating two second hand buses along Alabang - Fairview route. The owner's family backyard lot was then became the company's repair shop and head office.
When the company were assisted by a Bus Installment Purchase Program (BIPP) in 1988, it gave their way purchase 26 brand new buses and was granted to have additional franchises along EDSA. They later expand their operations to the Southern Tagalog, where it immediately established itself as one of the largest bus company in the country.
In December 2004, they establish their own affiliate company Lucena Lines Inc. Named after their the city of Lucena, the capital of Quezon province, they establish operations connecting from Manila to Lucena, and all the way to the province of Marinduque with the help of a shipping company, Montenegro Shipping Lines.
In 2011, JAC Liner along with Lucena Lines makes the first bus company in the country to offer free Wi-Fi on board service through the help of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT).
Along with JAC Liner, Lucena Lines grew and became one of the predominant bus liner in Luzon. As of 2015, the parent, JAC Liner is now the largest bus company in the country in terms of fleet size.
Lucena Lines now absorbs some bus companies which once bought by JAC Liner and became JAC's subsidiary. However, it soon went to dissolve having JAC Liner in control. The buses from these former subsidiaries are now managed and repainted under the name of Lucena Lines. They were:
Lucena Lines runs ordinary and air conditioned bus units. Recently, the company has started to offer deluxe trips as well. Majority of their buses are made from Yutong.
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