Acadian Lines
Encyclopedia
Acadian 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
and Prince 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).
(connecting with Orléans Express
). Acadian Busses no longer travel to the United States due to low ticket sales.
It operates a fleet of 38 vehicles.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
coach
Coach (vehicle)
A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...
operator based in Moncton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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The company was incorporated as Acadian Lines Limited in 1936 in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
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
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, 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
Orléans Express
Orléans Express is a coach operator in Quebec, Canada. It runs buses exclusively in Quebec, with service throughout Atlantic Canada provided by subsidiary Acadian Lines.It has a wide network of routes throughout Quebec and the Maritimes...
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, and QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(connecting with Orléans Express
Orléans Express
Orléans Express is a coach operator in Quebec, Canada. It runs buses exclusively in Quebec, with service throughout Atlantic Canada provided by subsidiary Acadian Lines.It has a wide network of routes throughout Quebec and the Maritimes...
). Acadian Busses no longer travel to the United States due to low ticket sales.
It operates a fleet of 38 vehicles.