- Acadian Lines
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name = Acadian Lines
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company_slogan = A time just for you...
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founded = 1936
headquarters =Moncton ,New Brunswick
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service_area =Eastern Canada
service_type = Intercity coach service
alliance =Orléans Express
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stops = 92
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stations = 14
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fleet = 38
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website = http://www.acadianbus.comAcadian Lines, legally incorporated as Acadian Coach Lines LP/Autocars Acadien SEC, is a Canadian coach operator based in Moncton,
New Brunswick .The company was incorporated as Acadian Lines Limited in 1936 in
Nova Scotia and operated for six decades as that province's scheduled bus service, as well as offering private charters. Starting in 1980, Acadian owned a separate private charter company, Nova Charters.During the 1990s, the Irving Transportation Group purchased Acadian Lines Ltd. and merged SMT (Eastern), an Irving subsidiary which operated scheduled and chartered bus services in
New Brunswick andPrince Edward Island , with Acadian Lines while maintaining and expanding the Acadian name throughout the Maritimes.In 2004, Irving Transportation Group sold Acadian Lines to the
Orléans Express group. Since that time, Orléans Express has modified the company logo to include an upside-down "a" for the third "a" in "Acadian", however the legal company name remains spelled "Acadian" for correspondence. Effectively, this makes the logo bilingual as the upside down "a" can either stand for "a" (English), or "e" (French).Operations
Acadian Lines operates regular bus services between New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia as well as Rivière-du-Loup,
Quebec (connecting withOrléans Express ) and Bangor,Maine (connecting withGreyhound Lines ).It operates a fleet of 38 vehicles.
Legal status
The company is incorporated as Acadian Coach Lines LP/Autocars Acadien SEC in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Additionally, the company has a subsidiary incorporated in the three provinces named Acadian Motor Coach Tours LP/Tours Autocars Acadien SEC.
External links
* [http://www.acadianbus.com Official Site]
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