TOK Coachlines
{{Short description|Canadian coach operator}}
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| name = TOK Coachlines
formerly Can-ar Coach Service
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| parent = Tokmakjian Inc.
| founded = 1983 (renamed from Travelways Incorporated c. 1976)
| headquarters = 221 Caldari Road,
Vaughan, Ontario
| locale = Greater Toronto Area
| service_area = Southern Ontario
| service_type = charted coach operator, transit bus contractor
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| destinations = Southampton, Port Elgin, Kincardine, Orangeville, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vaughan
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| fleet = 12 coaches
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| operator = TOK Group
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| website = [https://tokcoachlines.com/ TOK Coachlines]
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TOK Coachlines (formerly Can-ar Coach Service) 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
Operations
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.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
TOK Transit operates public transit bus service under contract for York Region Transit, and for Fort Erie Transit.
==Fleet==
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=Can-ar=
In 2012, Can-ar operated approximately 40 buses. The fleet information is based on the information its former website.
| class="wikitable"
|+ 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.
| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
References
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{{cite web |url=https://www.fetransit.ca/ |title=Fort Erie Transit |publisher=Fort Erie Transit |access-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026193104/https://www.fetransit.ca/ |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |quote=Fort Erie Transit is administrated by the Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie. Our Operator is Tokmakjian Inc. aka TOK Group. TOK Group has been providing transit in Fort Erie since 2012. }}
{{cite web |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/union-ratifies-deal-ending-york-region-transit-strike-1.760221 |title=Union ratifies deal, ending York Region transit strike |publisher=CTV News |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=January 28, 2012 |quote=Earlier this week, TOK Transit, a subsidiary of Tokmakjian Inc., was awarded a four-year contract to operate York's northern routes. }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/york-region-transit-miller-workers-ratify-new-contract-by-80-509503891.html |title=York Region Transit: Miller workers ratify new contract by 80% |publisher=Newswire.ca |date=January 28, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2020 |quote=A major remaining issue in the dispute is the fate of 92 striking workers at First Student, which lost the contract with York Region less than two weeks ago. Local 1587 will be taking legal steps to have the new contractor, Tokmajian-Can-Ar, hire the former First Student workers. }}
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External links
- [https://tokgroup.com/ TOK Group]
- [https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/TOK_Coachlines TOK Coachlines on {{abbr|CPTDB|Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board}} site]
Category:Bus transport in Ontario
Category:Intercity bus companies of Canada
Category:Transport in the Greater Toronto Area