Concord Coach Lines
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 Concord Coach bus near Boston South Station | |
| Founded | 1967 |
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| Headquarters | 7 Langdon St,Concord, New Hampshire,U.S. |
| Service area | MaineandNew Hampshire |
| Service type | intercity coach service |
| Alliance | Dartmouth Coach;Boston Express |
| Routes | I-95 (Boston, MassachusettstoBangor, Maine) I-93 (Boston toBerlin, New Hampshire) |
| Destinations | Maine Seacoast & I-93 corridor |
| Hubs | Concord, New Hampshire Boston, Massachusetts Portland, Maine |
| Website | www |
Concord Coach Lines, Inc.,formerly known asConcord Trailways,and often referred to asConcord Coach,is an inter-citybuscompany based inConcord, New Hampshire.It serves parts ofMaine,New Hampshireand easternMassachusetts,and has a route toNew York City.
The company was founded in 1967, and expanded in 1988 with the purchase of theTrailways Transportation Systemfranchise. Service to Maine commenced in 1992. The company's relationship with Trailways was dissolved in 2008, and the name reverted to Concord Coach Lines.[1]
It operates two subsidiary bus lines:Boston Express,which runs between points in central New Hampshire and Boston, and Dartmouth Coach, which runs fromHanover, New Hampshireand the Upper Valley area to Boston and to New York City.
Equipment[edit]
The current fleet consists entirely ofPrevostX3-45 buses. The buses wear a red, white, and blue color scheme over a white base. Previous vehicles in the fleet have included theMotor Coach IndustriesJ4500, MC-8, MC-9 and D4500.
Service area[edit]
Concord Coach Lines operates along theInterstate 95corridor betweenBangor, Maine,andBoston, Massachusetts,as well as theInterstate 93corridor in New Hampshire with service fromBerlinandLittletonthrough Concord to Boston andLogan International Airport.
Specifically it connects the following locations:
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- New York
Connections[edit]
- AmtrakNortheast Corridorservice at BostonSouth Station
- AmtrakDowneasteratPortland Transportation Center
Concord Coach Lines providesAmtrak Thruwaymotorcoach service from Portland to Bangor and from Manchester to Boston.
Rider controversies[edit]
On May 28, 2018, aCustoms and Border Patrolagent was recorded asking passengers about their citizenship status while they waited at theBangor, Maine,terminal to board a bus toBoston.When asked, a Concord Coach employee stated that passengers must be US citizens to ride. Concord Coach Lines later released a statement on Facebook clarifying their policies, indicating that the employee was unprepared to answer that question, and that company-wide training had been put in place to address the issue.[2][3]
The following August, a 14-year oldPakistani-Americanwas prevented from boarding a bus leavingRockland, Maine,by the driver. Despite being accompanied by an adult, the bus driver asked him for identification and would not let him board without it. The bus left without the teen, who had to ask the family of his friend to get a ride back to Massachusetts. Concoard Coach Lines policy does not state that children have to show ID. Concord denied that the teen was stranded due to the color of their skin, stating that the driver did not notice the teen's ethnicity.[4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^About Concord Coach LinesArchived2009-07-19 at theWayback Machine
- ^Acquisto, Alex (June 18, 2018)."Bus line employee falsely told passengers they must be US citizens to ride, company says".Bangor Daily News.Bangor Maine.RetrievedMay 30,2019.
- ^"Concord Coach Lines Press Release on Twitter".twitter.June 15, 2018.RetrievedMay 30,2019.
- ^Flaherty, Nora (August 25, 2018)."Pakistani-American minor kept from boarding Concord Coach for lack of ID".Bangor Daily News.Bangor Maine.RetrievedMay 30,2019.
- ^Marissa, Marissa (August 24, 2018)."14-year-old boy denied ride on Concord Coach Lines without ID".RetrievedMay 30,2019.