TOK Coachlines

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TOK Coachlines
formerly Can-ar Coach Service
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ParentTokmakjian Inc.
Founded1983 (renamed from Travelways Incorporated c. 1976)
Headquarters221 Caldari Road,
Vaughan, Ontario
LocaleGreater Toronto Area
Service areaSouthern Ontario
Service typecharted coach operator, transit bus contractor
DestinationsSouthampton, Port Elgin, Kincardine, Orangeville, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vaughan
Fleet12 coaches
OperatorTOK Group
WebsiteTOK Coachlines

TOK Coachlines (formerly Can-ar Coach Service[1][2]) is a scheduled and chartered coach operator in the Greater Toronto Area, It is a division of Tokmakjian Inc., a privately held Canadian corporation operating as TOK Group based in Vaughan, Ontario. A related division of TOK Group is TOK Transit which operates public transit services under contract to municipalities.

History

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Can-ar Coach was established in 1983 when Travelways Incorporated, a Thornhill-based bus operator founded in 1976, was sold by Larry Needler (co-owner with several other partners).[citation needed]

Both TOK Coachlines and TOK Transit originally operated as Can-ar Coach Service.[2][3][4]

Operations

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TOK Coachlines operates a scheduled bus route to Pearson Airport and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station from Southampton via Kincardine. A service from Lindsay and Haliburton ended in 2024.[citation needed]

TOK Transit operates public transit bus service under contract for York Region Transit,[5] and for Fort Erie Transit.[6]

Fleet

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Can-ar

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In 2012, Can-ar operated approximately 40 buses. The fleet information is based on the information its former website.[7]

Can-ar fleet as of 2012
Units Make Model Seating
MCI 102D3 47
MCI 102DL3 55
MCI 102EL3 56
MCI J4500 56
Chevrolet / Starcraft Bus 5500 / XLT 32

This list of retired Can-ar buses may not be complete. It is based on information from 2004.[7]

Can-ar fleet retirements from 2004 to 2012
Units Make Model Seating
5 Dina Viaggio 52
18 MCI 102-A3 47

Can-ar used to operate a fleet of over 75 transit buses, owned by York Region Transit, under an extension of the contract under which it operated Vaughan Transit for the City of Vaughan.

See also

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References

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