East West Bus Company
Encyclopedia
East West is a bus
and coach
operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services
and Reservoir Bus Company
. As a Melbourne bus company
, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. East West operate 5 routes in the northern and north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, with two Smartbuses, Route 901 and Route 902 shared with other bus companies.
Note: Route 561 is run out of the Reservoir depot. All others are run out of the Dysons depot.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and 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 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia
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. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services
Dyson's Bus Services
Dyson's Bus Services is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Beyond operating route services, it also owns the Cobb and Co coach company...
and Reservoir Bus Company
Reservoir Bus Company
Reservoir Bus Company is a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. It also owns East West Bus Company and Melbourne Bus Link in a joint venture with Dyson's...
. As a Melbourne bus company
Buses in Melbourne
Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies....
, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. East West operate 5 routes in the northern and north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, with two Smartbuses, Route 901 and Route 902 shared with other bus companies.
Routes
- 561 ReservoirReservoir, VictoriaReservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970....
– MacleodMacleod, VictoriaMacleod is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule and Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Macleod had a population of 8083...
via La Trobe University, Macleod RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by East West Bus CompanyEast West Bus CompanyEast West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
. - 570 ThomastownThomastown, VictoriaThomastown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...
– RMIT Bundoora via Lalor Plaza SC (Monday to Friday). Operated by East West Bus CompanyEast West Bus CompanyEast West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
. - 571 EppingEpping, VictoriaEpping is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...
– South MorangSouth Morang, VictoriaSouth Morang is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...
via Plenty Valley SC (every day). Operated by East West Bus CompanyEast West Bus CompanyEast West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
. - 901 FrankstonFrankston, VictoriaFrankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
– Melbourne AirportMelbourne AirportMelbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the...
via Dandenong, Ringwood, South Morang, Broadmeadows (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus ServicesGrendaGrenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
, East West Bus CompanyEast West Bus CompanyEast West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
, Tullamarine Bus LinesTullamarine Bus LinesTullamarine Bus Lines is a bus operator in Melbourne's north-western suburbs, operating 8 bus routes under contract from the Victorian Government, including two Smart Bus routes which are shared with other operators...
and Invicta Bus Services. - 902 ChelseaChelsea, VictoriaChelsea is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston. At the 2006 Census, Chelsea had a population of 6694....
– Airport West SCWestfield Airport WestWestfield Airport West is a shopping centre in the suburb of Airport West in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The centre hosts eight major stores, approximately 160 specialty stores including Village Cinemas. It is located on Louis Street, close to the Essendon Airport...
via Springvale, Nunawading, Greensborough, Broadmeadows (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus ServicesGrendaGrenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
, East West Bus CompanyEast West Bus CompanyEast West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
and Tullamarine Bus LinesTullamarine Bus LinesTullamarine Bus Lines is a bus operator in Melbourne's north-western suburbs, operating 8 bus routes under contract from the Victorian Government, including two Smart Bus routes which are shared with other operators...
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Note: Route 561 is run out of the Reservoir depot. All others are run out of the Dysons depot.
See also
- List of Victorian Bus Companies
- List of Melbourne bus routes
- Buses in MelbourneBuses in MelbourneBuses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies....