Maritime Bus
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| Parent | Coach Atlantic Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2012 |
| Headquarters | 7 Mount Edward Road Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 5R7 |
| Service area | The Maritimes |
| Service type | Intercity coach service |
| Stops | 53 |
| Fleet | 42 |
| Website | www |
Maritime Bus is a Canadian coach operator based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 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[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Coach Atlantic Group
Maritime Bus is a subsidiary of its parent company, Coach Atlantic Group. By 2025, the company employed more than 800 people and operated a fleet of more than 250 vehicles.[11]
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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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maritime Bus team preps for maiden voyage". CBC News. 2012-11-24. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maritime Bus steers toward smooth launch". The Chronicle-Herald. 2012-11-29. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New regional bus service for students". Unews.ca. 2012-11-26. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Smooth launch for Maritime Bus company". CBC News. 2012-12-01. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ross, Ryan (October 26, 2012). "Maritime Bus will be on roads Dec. 1: Cassidy". The Guardian. Charlottetown. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stewart, Dave (November 29, 2012). "New regional bus service launches Saturday from Charlottetown". The Guardian. Charlottetown. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cosgrove, Colleen (October 25, 2012). "Maritime bus service gets OK to roll". The Chronicle-Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maritime Bus close to breaking even". CBC News. 2013-04-02. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ Daily Record for Maritime Bus! Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Maritime Bus
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Find Fares & Schedules". maritimebus.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ Don Mills and David Campbell, "The Largest Family-Owned Motorcoach Company is Based in PEI" (Podcast, Episode 234, September 4, 2025)
External links
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