Coach Canada
Parent | Stagecoach Group |
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Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters |
2015 Fisher Drive Peterborough, ON K9J 7B1 |
Service area | Quebec and Ontario, Canada |
Service type |
Intercity coach service Airport shuttle Tour bus Bus charter Contract service |
Alliance | Coach USA |
Operator | see article |
Website | Official Website |
Coach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA, and part of the North American operations of Stagecoach, the international transport group, with its headquarters in Perth, Scotland, UK.
Operations are confined to the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, providing services in the main centres such as Toronto, Montreal, Kingston, Whitby and Niagara Falls. The division is mainly a mix of scheduled services and charter operations, with the addition of some transit, school bus and sightseeing tour operations.[1]
Operators
Approval under the Investment Canada Act was given to Stagecoach Holdings Plc in October 1999,[2] to acquire Erie Coach Lines of London, Autocar Connaisseur Inc., of Montréal and Trentway-Wagar of Peterborough, which became the core of their Canadian operations today.
Gray Line Montreal, although also owned by Stagecoach Group, is independently operated.[3]
Scheduled bus services
This service is offered under:[4][5]
- Toronto / Kingston / Brockville / Cornwall / Montreal (as a Megabus service)
- Toronto / St. Catharines / Niagara Falls / Buffalo / New York
- Casino shuttles to Casino Rama and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort from portions of Ontario and upper New York State
- Partnering with Megabus they provide daily service from Toronto to Buffalo Airport and New York
Public transit operations
- Cobourg Transit and Port Hope Transit are two adjoining systems with a connecting shuttle bus.
- Centre division of Durham Region Transit, serving the Town of Whitby.
See also
References
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