InvictaBus
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{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Invicta Bus Services
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| parent = Ventura Buslines
| routes = 16
| founded = 24th May 1936
| headquarters = Croydon, Victoria
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| service_area = Eastern Melbourne
| service_type = Bus
& coach
| hubs = Chirnside Park SC, Knox City SC, Stud Park SC, Waverley Gardens SC
| stations = Bayswater, Belgrave, Boronia, Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Oakleigh, Ringwood
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| ceo = Andrew Cornwall
| website = http://www.venturabus.com.au
Invicta is a 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. Invicta was acquired by the Grenda Corporation in early March 2009, after the announcement by Grenda that on 4 February 2009 that it will buy into the Invicta bus operations.
| name = Invicta Bus Services
| logo =
| logo_size =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| company_slogan =
| parent = Ventura Buslines
| routes = 16
| founded = 24th May 1936
| headquarters = Croydon, Victoria
Croydon, Victoria
Croydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...
| locale =
| service_area = Eastern Melbourne
| service_type = Bus
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...
& 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...
| hubs = Chirnside Park SC, Knox City SC, Stud Park SC, Waverley Gardens SC
| stations = Bayswater, Belgrave, Boronia, Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Oakleigh, Ringwood
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| lounge =
| fleet =
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| operator =
| ceo = Andrew Cornwall
| website = http://www.venturabus.com.au
Invicta is a bus
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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 a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Invicta was acquired by the Grenda Corporation in early March 2009, after the announcement by Grenda that on 4 February 2009 that it will buy into the Invicta bus operations.
Routes
- 663 LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
– BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
via Monbulk (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 664 Chirnside Park SCChirnside Park Shopping CentreChirnside Park Shopping Centre is the shopping centre, located on Kimberly Drive, Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia and is owned by GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund. It is situated approximately 32 kilometres east-north-east of the Melbourne CBD...
– Knox City SCKnox City Shopping CentreKnox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
via Bayswater RS, Croydon RS (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 670 LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
– RingwoodRingwood, VictoriaRingwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
via Croydon RS, Chirnside Park SC (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 671 CroydonCroydon, VictoriaCroydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...
– Chirnside Park SCChirnside Park Shopping CentreChirnside Park Shopping Centre is the shopping centre, located on Kimberly Drive, Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia and is owned by GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund. It is situated approximately 32 kilometres east-north-east of the Melbourne CBD...
(Monday to Saturday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 672 CroydonCroydon, VictoriaCroydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...
– Wonga ParkWonga Park, VictoriaWonga Park a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 29 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...
via Wonga Park (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 673 Lillydale Lakes – Lillydale Lakes (Monday to Friday (offpeak)). Operated by Invicta Bus Services.
- 675 Chirnside Park SCChirnside Park Shopping CentreChirnside Park Shopping Centre is the shopping centre, located on Kimberly Drive, Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia and is owned by GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund. It is situated approximately 32 kilometres east-north-east of the Melbourne CBD...
– MooroolbarkMooroolbark, VictoriaMooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Mooroolbark had a population of 19,335...
(Monday to Friday (offpeak)). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 676 LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
– LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
(Monday to Saturday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 677 LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
– Chirnside Park SCChirnside Park Shopping CentreChirnside Park Shopping Centre is the shopping centre, located on Kimberly Drive, Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia and is owned by GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund. It is situated approximately 32 kilometres east-north-east of the Melbourne CBD...
(Monday to Saturday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 679 Chirnside Park SCChirnside Park Shopping CentreChirnside Park Shopping Centre is the shopping centre, located on Kimberly Drive, Chirnside Park, Melbourne, Australia and is owned by GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund. It is situated approximately 32 kilometres east-north-east of the Melbourne CBD...
– RingwoodRingwood, VictoriaRingwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
via Lilydale RS (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 680 LilydaleLilydale, VictoriaLilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
– MooroolbarkMooroolbark, VictoriaMooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Mooroolbark had a population of 19,335...
(Monday to Friday). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 681 Knox City SCKnox City Shopping CentreKnox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
– Knox City SCKnox City Shopping CentreKnox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
via Stud Park RS, Wellington Village RS (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 682 Knox City SCKnox City Shopping CentreKnox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
– Knox City SCKnox City Shopping CentreKnox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
via Stud Park RS, Wellington Village RS (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 691 BoroniaBoronia, VictoriaBoronia is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...
– Waverley Gardens SCWaverley Gardens Shopping CentreWaverley Gardens is a shopping centre with approximately 110 shops, located 25 km South-East of Melbourne, in the suburb of Mulgrave. The Mirvac owned district has the Monash Freeway on its North-East border, Police Rd on its southern border and Hansworth St on the western side...
via Stud Park SC, Ferntree Gully RS (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 693 BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
– OakleighOakleigh, VictoriaOakleigh is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is located 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Oakleigh had a population of 6,876....
via Upwey RS, Upper Ferntree Gully RS, Ferntree Gully RS, Brandon Park SC (every day). Operated by Invicta Bus Services. - 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.
- TelebusTelebusA Telebus , Dial-a-bus , or Dial-a-ride service is a bus service that operates in a mode partway between a normal scheduled bus service and a taxi. The academic name for these services is demand responsive transport...
Croydon - Mooroolbark - Lilydale - TelebusTelebusA Telebus , Dial-a-bus , or Dial-a-ride service is a bus service that operates in a mode partway between a normal scheduled bus service and a taxi. The academic name for these services is demand responsive transport...
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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....