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The Gozo Channel Company Limited, commonly known as Gozo Channel Line or the Gozo ferry (Maltese: Vapur t'Għawdex), is a Maltese company founded in 1979 that operates ferry services between the islands of Malta and Gozo using roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries. Crossings happen throughout the day all-year round including weekends, public holidays ...
On 3 July 2011, the Arriva group took over operation of scheduled bus services on Malta and Gozo, only to relinquish it in December 2013. A new government-owned company called Malta Public Transport took over fleet and operations, while a call for new operators to submit their bids was issued.
The Gozo Channel is short stretch of Mediterranean Sea separating the Maltese island of Gozo from the northern tip of Malta. [1] It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) long and varies in width from 6.7 km (4.2 mi) at its widest to 4.5 km (2.8 mi) at its northeastern end. At the centre of the channel are the two islands of Comino (inhabited) and Cominotto.
The Gozo ferry MV Malita departs at Ċirkewwa The Malta-Sicily ferry MV Jean De La Valette at the Grand Harbour. Malta has three large natural harbours on its main island. There are also two man-made harbours that connect the islands of Malta and Gozo. The Grand Harbour, located at the eastern side of the capital city of Valletta.
The new system increased the number of available bus seats by 6,600 to 20,500, and the number of bus stops in Malta to 850 plus another 120 in Gozo. [10] The major benefits to the public for the change were presented in November 2010: [10] €3.5m less per year in Malta government subsidy; First ever all day bus service in Gozo, 7 days a week
Mġarr is the largest fishing village on Gozo. In addition to the ferry terminal, a yacht marina is also located in the town. Mġarr is overlooked by Fort Chambray, constructed in 1749 by the Knights of St. John. [4] In May 2010, it was announced that the marina would be privatised.
The Malta–Gozo Tunnel was a planned undersea tunnel between the islands of Malta and Gozo, both part of the Republic of Malta. The tunnel would have replaced the Gozo Channel Line, the current inter-island ferry service, between Ċirkewwa in Malta and Mġarr in Gozo. In October 2022, plans were shelved.
The first intercity bus station in Chicago was the Union Bus Depot, which opened in 1928 at 1157 S. Wabash Ave. [2] Greyhound Lines and other operators used the station from 1928 until 1953. While the bus facilities are long gone, the station building itself still exists as of 2023. [1]