DRL Coachlines is a
motor coach bus company operating in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wholly owned by DRL Group of
Triton, NL, the bus company provided charter services before taking over
Terra Transport ''Roadcruiser'' services on the island of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
in 1996.
Inter-city service
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Channel-Port aux Basques (
Marine Atlantic ferry terminal)
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Doyles (Mountain Side General Store)
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Robinson's Junction (Midway Hotel)
*
Stephenville (
Stephenville International Airport
Stephenville Airport is an airport located south southeast of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was built by the United States Air Force and operated as Ernest Harmon Air Force Base from 1941 to 1966.
The airport serves not o ...
)
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Corner Brook
Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
(Confederation Drive Circle K)
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Pasadena (Pasadena Convenience Plus)
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Deer Lake (Circle K)
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Hampden Junction (White Bay Convenience)
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Baie Verte Junction (Junction Inn)
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Springdale Junction (Butt's Esso)
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South Brook (Eddy's Restaurant)
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Badger (Loder's Irving)
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Grand Falls-Windsor (Highliner Inn)
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Bishop's Falls (Circle K)
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Lewisporte (Brittany Inns)
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Gander (
Gander International Airport)
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Gambo
Gambo may refer to:
Places
* Gambo, Central African Republic, a town in the Central African Republic
* Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gambo is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is in the nor ...
(Needs Convenience)
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Eastport Junction (Splash n' Putt)
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Port Blandford (Blackmore's North Atlantic)
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Clarenville (Circle K)
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Goobies Junction (Circle K)
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Whitbourne Junction (Whitbourne Irving)
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Paradise (Crossroads Motel)
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St. John's (
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...
)
History
DRL subsequently expanded its charter services into neighbouring
Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. It also received a license to operate an inter-city bus route from
Halifax to
Yarmouth
Yarmouth may refer to:
Places Canada
*Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
**Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
**Municipality of the District of Yarmouth
**Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)
**Yarmouth (electoral district)
* Yarmouth Township, Ontario
*New ...
via
Bridgewater on the
South Shore, and was a contract
school bus
A school bus is any type of bus owned, leased, contracted to, or operated by a school or school district. It is regularly used to transport students to and from school or school-related activities, but not including a charter bus or transit bus ...
operator for the
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. Tickets are purchased on the bus and only cash is accepted.
Problems arose in the mid-2000s when the company lost its operating licenses for intercity, charter and school buses in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick after government transport regulators were informed of safety problems and maintenance issues resulting from DRL Coachlines service, in addition to
tax problems that the company was facing. DRL Coachlines has also faced several complaints about its inter-city bus services in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it has a monopoly.
The company suspended operations during the
COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but resumed operations on June 18, 2020.
References
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External links
DRL Coachlines Ltd. - official websiteDRL Coachline , VIA Rail- Schedule
Companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador
Intercity bus companies of Canada
Bus transport in Newfoundland and Labrador
Bus transport in Nova Scotia
Bus transport in New Brunswick