Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services is a bus service operating in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission

Ontario Northland Transportation Commission

The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission , or simply Ontario Northland, is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario.ONTC operates the following public services in Northern Ontario:...

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Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services operates inter-city bus and parcel service between Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 (from Toronto Coach Terminal via Yorkdale GO Terminal) and locations in Central and Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...

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There are two scheduled routes running north and south between Toronto and Hearst; the Highway 11 corridor, through North Bay and Cochrane, and the Highway 400/69

Ontario Highway 69

King's Highway 69, commonly referred to as Highway 69, is a major north–south highway in the central area of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 400 north of Parry Sound with Sudbury...

/144 corridor, through Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timmins.

The bus service was suspended when a drivers' strike began on September 29, 2007. The strike left the train as the only public transportation available for many communities; bus service did not resume until December 11, 2007.

Routes

ON bus service (Route 1 and 2) operates to the following stations or stops:

• Toronto Coach Terminal
• Yorkdale Bus Terminal
• Barrie Bus Terminal
• Parry Sound
  Parry Sound, Ontario
  Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...
  
  
• Sudbury
• Orillia
• Gravenhurst
  Gravenhurst, Ontario
  Gravenhurst is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately south of Bracebridge, Ontario. The mayor is Paisley Donaldson...
  
  
• Bracebridge
  Bracebridge, Ontario
  Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario, Canada.The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town, and is known for its other nearby waterfalls . It was first incorporated in 1875...
  
  
• Washago
• Port Sydney
• Novar
• Huntsville
  Huntsville, Ontario
  Huntsville is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Toronto and south of North Bay....
  
  
• Emsdale
• Burk's Falls
  Burk's Falls, Ontario
  Burk's Falls is a village in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada, located 165 miles north of Toronto and 55 miles south of North Bay, Ontario...
  
  
• Sundridge
  Sundridge, Ontario
  Sundridge is a village in central Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 km south of North Bay, Ontario along Highway 11, on the shore of Lake Bernard. Sundridge is a tourist destination in both winter and summer, with boating and snowmobiling providing the main attraction. Algonquin Provincial Park is...
  
  
• South River
  South River, Ontario
  South River is a village located on Highway 11 near Algonquin Park in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. It is about a half hour drive south of North Bay or a three hour drive north of Toronto. South River claims to be the second busiest entrance to the Algonquin Park...
  
  
• Trout Creek
  Trout Creek, Ontario
  Trout Creek is a community located on Highway 11 in Northern Ontario, 12 kilometres south of Powassan. A designated place within the municipal boundaries of Powassan, Trout Creek is in the eastern end of the District of Parry Sound....
  
  
• Powassan
  Powassan, Ontario
  Powassan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near North Bay. Powassan is located in the Parry Sound District, at its easternmost boundary with the Nipissing District....
  
  
• North Bay
  North Bay, Ontario
  North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
  
  
• Iroquois Falls
  Iroquois Falls, Ontario
  Iroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,729 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town centre lies just off of Hwy 11 on the banks the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in northern Ontario is approximately to the west...
  
  
• Cochrane
  Cochrane, Ontario
  Cochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...
  
  
• Smooth Rock Falls
  Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
  Smooth Rock Falls is an incorporated town in the Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Part of the James Bay Frontier, it calls itself "The North's Biggest Little Town."-Geography and transportation:...
  
  
• Kapuskasing
• Hearst
  Hearst, Ontario
  Hearst is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately north of Toronto and east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11...
  
  
• Temagami
  Temagami, Ontario
  Temagami, formerly spelt as Timagami, is a region and a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the District of Nipissing with Lake Temagami at its heart....
  
  
• Coldwater
• Port Severn
• Mactier
• Azilda
• Chelmsford
• Dowling
• Levack
• Cartier
  Cartier, Ontario
  Cartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District approximately north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury along Highway 144....
  
  
• Cobalt
  Cobalt, Ontario
  Cobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was...
  
  
• Haileybury
• New Liskeard
• Swastika
  Swastika, Ontario
  Swastika is a small community founded in 1908 around a mining site in Northern Ontario, Canada, and today within the municipal boundaries of Kirkland Lake, Ontario....
  
  
• Earlton
• Englehart
  Englehart, Ontario
  Englehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.-History:...
  
  
• Kirkland Lake
  Kirkland Lake, Ontario
  Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality located in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The 2006 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 8,248....
  
  
• Ramore
• Matheson
• Val Gagne
• Gogama
  Gogama, Ontario
  Gogama is a small community located in the heart of Northeastern Ontario, situated on Lake Minisinakwa, it is 580 kilometres north of Toronto, 191 km north of Sudbury and 114 km south of Timmins...
  
  
• South Porcupine
• Timmins
  Timmins
  Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
  
  

Ontario Northland also operates short routes connecting to the Northlander

Northlander

The Northlander is a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario.It operates 6 days per week year-round in both directions and connects Cochrane with Toronto...

passenger train, providing access to Timmins and South Porcupine from the Matheson railway station

Matheson railway station

The Matheson Railway Station is located in the township of Black River-Matheson in Ontario, Canada.It is a stop for Northlander trains that are owned by Ontario Northland. The station is also a transfer point between the rail service and the Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services to Timmins and...

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Fleet

In 1991, ONR acquired some buses from the sale of Gray Coach

Gray Coach

Gray Coach was an inter-city bus line based in Toronto, Ontario, from 1927 to 1991.-Overview and history:Gray Coach Lines was a suburban bus operator founded in 1927 by the Toronto Transportation Commission. From 1927 to the 1930s, Gray Coach acquired numerous and smaller competitors in the Greater...

 by Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...

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• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   D4500
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102A2
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   MC9
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   MC5A
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   MC7
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   MC8
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102A3
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102C3
• MCI
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102D3

Recent purchase of five:

• Prevost
  Prevost Car
  Prevost is a Quebec, Canada-based manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions.The company now owns Nova Bus and in turn is owned by Volvo Bus Corporation.- History :...
  
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