TOK Coachlines explained

TOK Coachlines
formerly Can-ar Coach Service
Parent:Tokmakjian Inc.
Founded:1983 (renamed from Travelways Incorporated c. 1976)
Locale:Greater Toronto Area
Service Area:Southern Ontario
Service Type:charted coach operator, transit bus contractor
Destinations:Southampton, Port Elgin, Kincardine, Orangeville, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vaughan
Fleet:12 coaches
Operator:TOK Group
Website:TOK Coachlines

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

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).

Both TOK Coachlines and TOK Transit originally operated as Can-ar Coach Service.

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.

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

Fleet

Can-ar

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

Can-ar fleet as of 2012
Units Make Model Seating
102D3 47
102DL3 55
102EL3 56
J4500 56
Chevrolet / Starcraft Bus 5500 / XLT32

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

Can-ar fleet retirements from 2004 to 2012
Units Make Model Seating
5 Viaggio 52
18 102-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.

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