Polish bus route changes number after Christian protests.
TL;DR
The bus to the town of Hel on Poland's Baltic coast, numbered 666, will no longer run due to protests from Christian conservatives who found the number signifying the devil on a bus leading to a place that sounds like the word "hell" in English. The local bus operator, PKS Gdynia, announced that it would now run the line under the number 669 starting on June 24.
- No more rides to Hel on bus 666 in Poland The Associated Press
- No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests The Guardian
- '666' bus to Hel, Poland, changed after complaints from Christian groups New York Post
- End of the line for Poland's 666 bus to Hel Notes From Poland
- To Hel and back? Not on bus 666 after Polish operator changes number Reuters
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