Eastrans
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| Parent | CDC Victoria |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1988 |
| Service area | South-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 9 |
| Hubs |
Chadstone Shopping Centre Monash University |
| Stations |
Box Hill Carnegie Cauldfield Glen Iris Glen Waverley Holmesglen Huntingdale Mount Waverley Oakleigh Ormond |
| Fleet | 84 (December 2013) |
| Website | www.cdcvictoria.com.au/eastrans |
Eastrans is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates nine bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
Eastrans was formed in January 1988 when Kefford Corporation purchased routes 605 Melbourne City Centre - Elsternwick and 630 Elwood - Monash University from Sinclair's Bus Service.[1]
Eastrans was included in the sale of Kefford Corporation to ComfortDelGro Cabcharge in February 2009.[2]
In July 2011 route 601 commenced as a high frequency shuttle between Huntingdale station and Monash University. In July 2013 the route operations of Driver Group were purchased with routes 612 and 623 - 626 with 42 buses.[3][4][5]
Routes
As at November 2013 Eastrans operate nine routes.[6][7]
- 601: Huntingdale to Monash University Shuttle
- 605: Gardenvale to City
- 612: Box Hill to Chadstone via Surrey Hills, Camberwell & Glen Iris
- 623: Glen Waverley to St Kilda via Mount Waverley, Chadstone & Carnegie
- 624: Kew to Oakleigh via Caulfield, Carnegie or Darling & Chadstone
- 625: Elsternwick to Chadstone via Ormond & Oakleigh
- 626: Middle Brighton to Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie
- 630: Elwood to Monash University
- 900: Rowville to Caulfield - SmartBus
Fleet
As of December 2013 the fleet consisted of 75 buses and nine coaches.[8] Eastrans fleet livery is white with white and green stripes.
See also
- Buses in Melbourne
- List of Victorian Bus Companies
- List of Melbourne bus routes
References
- ↑ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 3
- ↑ Kefford Group finds a buyer Australian Bus & Coach
- ↑ ComfortDelGro Expands Melbourne Operations Through A$22.0 Million Acquisition ComfortDelGro 20 May 2013
- ↑ Acquisition of further Bus Route Service Business in Melbourne Cabcharge 20 May 2013
- ↑ Updates and News CDC Victoria
- ↑ "Services". Eastrans. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "Metropolitan buses". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ CDC Group - Eastrans Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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