Bus companies in Sydney

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For information on Sydney public transport services, including buses, see Public transport in metropolitan New South Wales.

A number of bus companies serve the city of Sydney, Australia.

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[edit] List of current bus operators in Sydney

Operates bus services in the Liverpool area, many of which act as feeder services to Cityrail trains.
Operates bus services in and around Miranda, Cronulla and Kurnell.
Operates buses in the Blacktown and Campbelltown areas.
Operate from depots at Blacktown, Campbelltown and Camden.
Operates bus services in Sydney's south.
Operates Hillsbus from depots at Dural, Northmead and Seven Hills.
Operates Westbus, a large company that operates buses in the greater west.
Operate bus services in Sydney's northwestern suburbs.
Operates services in the Parramatta and Merrylands area
Operates buses in the Campbelltown area.
Operates feeder buses in Sydney's south west to Liverpool Station
Operate buses in the south and inner south western suburbs, from a depot at Riverwood.
Operates services on Sydney's North Shore.
Government operator
Operates services in inner Sydney and on the T-Way
Formerly known as Connex NSW, and before that, Southtrans, then previously Deane's. Operates services in Sydney's southern suburbs.

[edit] List of defunct bus operators in Sydney

In the past, many of Sydney's bus services were operated by small companies, particularly in the middle and outer suburbs. Some of these companies only operated one or two routes. Most operated before the current revised route numbers and contract areas were introduced.

  • Allways
Closed in 1992
  • Bankstown Strathfield Bus Service
Operated routes 484-5-6 until taken over by Transit First in 2003
  • Barklimore Bros
Operated routes in Merrylands until taken over by Baxters in 1981. Routes taken over by Transit First in 2005.
Trading name of Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Ltd; operated bus services in the western suburbs. Sold to Westbus in 2006. [1] Baxter's remains a tour and charter company only.
  • Brighton Bus Lines
Operated route 196 in the Brighton and Kyeemagh areas until 1993 when the route was bought by State Transit, becoming the 479 [2]. The company carried an orange livery with a blue stripe.
  • Bustrans
Operated Routes 817 and 818 in the Fairfield area. It was taken over by Baxters Holroyd Bus Lines in 2004.
  • Canterbury Bus Lines
Operated routes 450 and 451 until routes taken over by Punchbowl Bus Company in 1998
  • Carss Park Charter Tours and Buslines
Routes taken over by Southtrans
  • Deanes
Became Southtrans, until taken over by Connex in the late 1990s. Now operates as Veolia Transport
  • Foley's Bus Service
  • GP Bus Company
Later became Punchbowl Bus Company
  • Harbour City Coaches
Operated lower North Shore services from 1987 until sold to North and Western in 1989
  • Harris Park Bus Company
  • Hawkesbury Valley Coaches
  • Holsworthy Bus Company
Operated between Holsworthy and Liverpool until 1982.
  • Hopkinsons Coaches
  • Jannali Como Bus Service
Operated route 238 sold 1977 to Southwestern buslines operated services from Jannali to Como and Oyster Bay. Limited services to Sutherland
Owned and operated Jannali Scenic Tours and Opal Field Scenic Tours
  • Katen & Heath
Founded 1956, became Bustrans in 1996.
  • Kingsgrove Bus and Coach Company
Now operates as a charter company only
  • Kogarah-Carss Park Bus Service
  • Lane Cove Bus Service
Bought bus services in the Lane Cove area from Deanes in the early 1980s until 1987.
  • Liverpool Transport Company
  • Longueville Bus Company
Operated services in the Lane Cove/Longueville area until the early 1950s when taken over by Deanes Coaches.
Operated routes, mainly out of Bankstown, until 1978
  • Metro Link
  • Midshore Busways
Routes taken over by Shorelink
  • Milperra Bus Service
Operated routes around Bankstown until 1987, taken over by Transit First.
  • Moore's Tours
Operated route 954 from a depot in Blakehurst until 2004 when route taken over by Punchbowl Bus Company. Continues as a charter operator only.
  • Narwee Bus Service
Taken over by Punchbowl Bus Company in the late 1950s
  • Neville's Bus service
Now part of Busabout.
  • North & Western Bus Lines
Sold to Sydney Buses in 1999.
  • Oatley Bus Service
  • Parramatta Ryde Bus Service
Operated services in the Parramatta area until it was sold to State Transit in 2000 [3].
  • Peakhurst Bus and Coach Company (Saints)
Operated three routes (32, 88, 108) in southern Sydney until 1989 when its routes were taken over by the Punchbowl Bus Company. The buses carried a black and white livery.
  • Pioneer Coaches, Bexley
Operated what is now route 452 between Beverley Hills and Bexley, as the 112. The company carried a red and blue livery.
  • Pleasure Tours
Operated routes 446 and 447 until 2005 when routes taken over by Punchbowl Bus Company.
  • Revesby Bus and Coach Service
Routes taken over by Crossley Bus Lines
  • Richmond Coaches
Routes absorbed by Westbus
  • Riverside
Sold to State Transit in 2000.
  • Southtrans
Taken over by Connex in the late 1990s. Now operates as Veolia Transport [4].
  • St Ives Bus Service
Operated until 1998 when its operations were split between Forest Coach Lines and Shorelink [5].
  • Sydney Coachlines
Routes taken over by Pioneer and Sydney Buses
Operated services in South West Sydney
  • West Bankstown Bus Service
Operated routes 935, 936 and 937 until 2003, routes taken over by Transit First
  • Western Road Bus Service
Operated in Wentworthville until 1987, taken over by Baxters
  • Westway Bus and Coach Service
Relaunched as transitFirst in 2003
  • Windsor Towns

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ cdc Baxters Announcement. ComfortDelGro. Retrieved on August 31, 2007.
  2. ^ NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard. NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard. Retrieved on October 2, 2007.
  3. ^ Parramatta Ryde Bus Services. Bus Australia. Retrieved on August 25, 2007.
  4. ^ Veolia NSW. Veolia NSW. Retrieved on August 25, 2007.
  5. ^ St Ives bus Lines. Bus Australia. Retrieved on August 25, 2007.

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