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Scottish Citylink is the operator which handles Scotland’s coach services.

Scottish Citylink was formed in 1985, when the Scottish Bus Group was reconstructed. The different regional aspects of previous bus routes were combined into the Scottish Citylink name. This amalgamation became the largest long distance coach operator in Scotland, with business stretching into Ireland and England.

Scottish Citylink operates 19 main bus routes, these service over two hundred destinations, both main centers and smaller rural destinations. There are also a number of small shuttle services, most important of these is the link between Glasgow and the Glasgow International Airport. In recent years, the Scottish Citylink service transports over 3 million passengers annually.

Scottish Citylink does not operate any of its own buses or coaches. Instead, the buses are run and maintained by local authorities or companies. But they are still painted in Scottish Citylink colors and logos. Although to satisfy certain legal licensing conditions, there is one bus owned by the Westcoast Motors Branch of Scottish Citylink. The various branches of Scottish Citylink are all organized and run from the main headquarters in Glasgow, from the Buchanan Bus Station.