Dan was founded as a
cooperative on 1 December 1945, from the merger of two companies,
Galei HaMaavir and
Ihud Regev. It
demutualised, becoming a
limited company in May 2002. In 2009, 23.5% of all Israeli bus travelers used Dan's lines. 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. Dan buses run until approximately 23:30 p.m. and resume service in the early morning hours. In September 2009, Dan and
Veolia reached an agreement on the purchase of
Veolia's share in the
Jerusalem Light Rail for $15–20 million. In October 2010, Veolia reneged and said it would sell its stake to
Egged. As a result, Dan sued Veolia. In May 2022, Dan group purchased
TST, the bus operator in
Setúbal area from Arriva.
Dan BaDarom In 2015, Dan established the subsidiary
Dan BaDarom (; Dan South) to compete on tenders in southern Israel. In May 2015, Dan BaDarom won a tender to operate bus routes in the Northern Negev,
Ashkelon,
Kiryat Malakhi,
Kiryat Gat,
Sderot,
Netivot and
Ofakim. On February 12, 2016, Dan BaDarom started to operate the bus routes in the Northern Negev except the intracity service in Ashkelon. The operation starting date of the intracity service in Ashkelon was delayed from May 2016 to July 2016 because of bad service in Northern Negev routes. On July 1, 2016, Dan BaDarom started to operate the intracity service in Ashkelon. In November 2016, Dan BaDarom replaced
Metrodan Beersheba, which was shut down.
Dan Be'ersheva '''Dan Be'ersheva''' () (DBS) is a subsidiary that operates local bus routes in
Be'ersheva. It was created in January 2016, when Dan BaDarom won the tender of the urban bus routes in Be'er Sheva. ==Metronit==