Maritime Bus
{{Short description|Canadian motor coach operator for the Maritime Provinces}}
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| company_slogan = "Your Bus Ride!"
| parent = Coach Atlantic Group
| founded = August 2012
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| headquarters = 7 Mount Edward Road
{{nowrap|Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island}}
C1A 5R7
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| service_area = The Maritimes
| service_type = Intercity coach service
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| stops = 53
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| fleet = 42
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| website = {{URL|https://www.maritimebus.com}}
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Maritime Bus is a Canadian coach operator based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/maritime-bus-team-preps-for-maiden-voyage-1.1247726 |title=Maritime Bus team preps for maiden voyage |publisher=CBC News |date=2012-11-24 |access-date=December 8, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/204221-maritime-bus-steers-toward-smooth-launch |title=Maritime Bus steers toward smooth launch |newspaper=The Chronicle-Herald |date=2012-11-29
|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://unews.ca/new-regional-bus-service-for-students/ |title=New regional bus service for students |publisher=Unews.ca |date=2012-11-26
|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/smooth-launch-for-maritime-bus-company-1.1191266 |title=Smooth launch for Maritime Bus company |publisher=CBC News |date=2012-12-01 |access-date=December 8, 2012}}{{cite news
|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-10-26/article-3108350/Maritime-Bus-will-be-on-roads-Dec.-1%3A-Cassidy/1
|title=Maritime Bus will be on roads Dec. 1: Cassidy
|last=Ross
|first=Ryan
|date=October 26, 2012
|work=The Guardian
|accessdate=December 8, 2012
|location=Charlottetown}}{{cite news
|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-11-29/article-3130563/New-regional-bus-service-launches-Saturday-from-Charlottetown/1
|title=New regional bus service launches Saturday from Charlottetown
|last=Stewart
|first=Dave
|date=November 29, 2012
|work=The Guardian
|accessdate=December 8, 2012
|location=Charlottetown}}{{cite news
|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/154485-maritime-bus-service-gets-ok-to-roll
|title=Maritime bus service gets OK to roll
|last=Cosgrove
|first=Colleen
|date=October 25, 2012
|work=The Chronicle-Herald
|accessdate=December 8, 2012}} The company began operations on December 1, 2012, after Acadian Lines discontinued service on November 30.
History
Maritime Bus began operations in December 2012, serving 15,500 passengers in its first month. This increased to 16,700 in the month of March{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/maritime-bus-close-to-breaking-even-1.1318100 |title=Maritime Bus close to breaking even |publisher=CBC News |date=2013-04-02 |access-date=June 3, 2013}} and averaged about 15,000 per month for its first year of operation. Its busiest single day of operation was on October 13, 2014 (Thanksgiving Monday) when ridership totalled 1,757 passengers.[http://maritimebus.com/en/dailyrecordpassengers.asp Daily Record for Maritime Bus!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226100344/http://maritimebus.com/en/dailyrecordpassengers.asp |date=2014-02-26 }}, Maritime Bus The bus service also provides daily same-day parcel delivery to all its terminals in the Maritimes. It formerly serviced connections to Quebec but these were never restarted after halting during the COVID-19 Pandemic.{{Cite web |title=Find Fares & Schedules |url=https://maritimebus.com/en/plan-your-trip/planning-schedules |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=maritimebus.com}} Maritime Bus is a subsidiary of its parent company, Coach Atlantic Group.
Legal status
The application for incorporation was filed on August 16, 2012, and was originally going to be called Atlantic Express Inc. During the incorporation process, the name of the applicant was
changed to Tri-Maritime Bus Network Inc.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.maritimebus.com}}
Category:Companies based in Charlottetown
Category:Intercity bus companies of Canada
Category:Bus transport in New Brunswick
Category:Bus transport in Nova Scotia
Category:Bus transport in Prince Edward Island
Category:Canadian companies established in 2012
Category:2012 establishments in Prince Edward Island
Category:Transport in Campbellton, New Brunswick
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