Who owns Metroline?
Metroline is owned by ComfortDelGro (Singapore, SGX: C52).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ComfortDelGro Annual Report 2025, ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, 26 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Parent ticker
- SGX: C52
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Metroline
Metroline is a ComfortDelGro subsidiary that the 2025 annual report calls the third largest bus operator in London, with more than 17 percent of the network and over 2,200 buses. It began four public bus franchises in Greater Manchester in January 2025. The subsidiary note lists Metroline Limited at 100 percent.
Ownership timeline of Metroline
- Current owner ComfortDelGro [1] reported
Where Metroline sits in ComfortDelGro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ComfortDelGro
ComfortDelGro controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
The 35 brands in bus & coach on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Egged, with 4; ComfortDelGro has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Derech Egged | Egged | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Huang Bus | Transport International | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bus Éireann | CIÉ | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| FlixBus | Flix | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona | FNM | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Arriva UK Bus | Arriva | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| First Bus | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: ComfortDelGro
ComfortDelGro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as SGX: C52.
ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited is a Singapore company whose 2025 annual report carries the code C52 and describes its Singapore Exchange listing obligations. Its UK and Ireland bus and coach subsidiaries named in the report include Metroline, Adventure Travel, Scottish Citylink and Irish Citylink. The subsidiary note shows it holding 62.5 percent of Scottish Citylink Coaches Limited, with Stagecoach reporting the other 37.5 percent.
ComfortDelGro: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Metroline and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Metroline among them.
- Air Partner — Wheels Up 🇺🇸
- Alphabet — BMW Group 🇩🇪
- Arriva UK Bus — Arriva 🇬🇧
- Avanti West Coast — FirstGroup 🇬🇧
- BA CityFlyer — IAG 🇬🇧
- Birmingham Airport — Birmingham Airport Holdings 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Metroline?
The parent company of Metroline is ComfortDelGro, a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore.
Is Metroline British or Singaporean?
Metroline originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by ComfortDelGro, which is headquartered in Singapore. So Metroline is a British-origin brand under Singaporean ownership.
Is Metroline still owned by ComfortDelGro?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Metroline is still owned by ComfortDelGro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ComfortDelGro Annual Report 2025 — ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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