TOK Coachlines
Canadian coach operator
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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.
Vaughan, Ontario
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| Parent | Tokmakjian Inc. |
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| 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 |
| Destinations | Southampton, Port Elgin, Kincardine, Orangeville, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vaughan |
| Fleet | 12 coaches |
| Operator | TOK Group |
| Website | TOK Coachlines |
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).[citation needed]
Both TOK Coachlines and TOK Transit originally operated as Can-ar Coach Service.[2][3][4]
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.[citation needed]
TOK Transit operates public transit bus service under contract for York Region Transit,[5] and for Fort Erie Transit.[6]
Fleet
Can-ar
In 2012, Can-ar operated approximately 40 buses. The fleet information is based on the information its former website.[7]
This list of retired Can-ar buses may not be complete. It is based on information from 2004.[7]
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.