Just a day after Greyhound announced it was permanently putting the brakes on its remaining Canadian operations, another bus service is gearing up to offer connections from Ottawa to several other Ontario cities.
Megabus said Friday it will start providing service next week from a new stop at the St. Laurent transit station to Toronto, Scarborough and Kingston. The firm will run double-decker buses from Thursday through Sunday beginning on May 20, and tickets will be free for the first week of service.
Megabus is operated by Coach Canada, which provides service between various cities in Ontario and Quebec. Coach Canada’s parent company, Coach USA, launched the brand in the U.S. in 2006, and it expanded to Canada two years later.
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier s operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
The motor coach company said its remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec – which includes connections from Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal, Kingston and Sudbury – will cease permanently on Thursday.
Its American affiliate, Greyhound Lines, Inc., will continue to operate cross-border routes to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver once the border reopens.
The decision comes a year after Greyhound Canada temporarily suspended all service due to a sharp decline in passengers and mounting travel restrictions amid the first wave of COVID-19.
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier s operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
The motor coach company said its remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec – which includes connections from Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal, Kingston and Sudbury – will cease permanently on Thursday.
Its American affiliate, Greyhound Lines, Inc., will continue to operate cross-border routes to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver once the border reopens.
The decision comes a year after Greyhound Canada temporarily suspended all service due to a sharp decline in passengers and mounting travel restrictions amid the first wave of COVID-19.
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The Greyhound bus terminal in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2020. Real estate developer Brigil says it has purchased the site and plans to replace it with luxury condos, office space, restaurants and retail shops. (Jean Delise/Radio-Canada)