Tullamarine Bus Lines
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| Founded | January 1971 |
| Headquarters | Airport West |
| Service area | Northern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 8 |
| Hubs |
Moonee Ponds Junction Roxburgh Park Shopping Centre Westfield Airport West |
| Stations |
Essendon Moonee Ponds Sunbury |
| Fleet | 33 (December 2014) |
| Operator | Sikavitsas family |
| Chief executive | Nicholas Sikavitsas |
| Website | www.tullamarinebus.com.au |
Tullamarine Bus Lines is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates eight bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
Tullamarine Bus Lines was formed in January 1971 when the Spyrou and Sikavitsas families that owned Kastoria Bus Lines decided to go their separate ways. The Spyrou took full control of Kastoria Bus Lines with routes 475 and 476, and the Sikavitsas family took routes 477 and 479 to form Tullamarine Bus Lines.[1][2]
Routes
- 477 Moonee Ponds Junction – Broadmeadows via Essendon, Westfield Airport West & Gladstone Park (Daily)
- 478 Moonee Ponds Junction – Melbourne Airport via Essendon station, Westfield Airport West & Tullamarine (Monday to Friday (peak), Saturday to Sunday)
- 479 Moonee Ponds Junction – Sunbury station via Essendon station, Westfield Airport West & Melbourne Airport (Daily)
- 484 Broadmeadows – Roxburgh Park via Broadmeadows Shopping Centre, Greenvale & Roxburgh Park Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 490 Westfield Airport West – Gowanbrae (Monday to Saturday)
- 500 Broadmeadows – Sunbury via Westmeadows, Gladstone Park & Melbourne Airport (Monday to Friday)
- 901 Frankston – Melbourne Airport via Dandenong, Ringwood, South Morang & Broadmeadows (Daily) operated by Grenda's Bus Services, East West Bus Company, Invicta Bus Services & Tullamarine Bus Lines
- 902 Chelsea – Westfield Airport West via Springvale, Nunawading, Greensborough & Broadmeadows (Daily) operated by Grenda's Bus Services, East West Bus Company and Tullamarine Bus Lines.
Fleet
As at December 2014, the fleet consisted of 33 Mercedes-Benz buses.[3] The fleet livery is cream with burgundy stripes.
See also
- Buses in Melbourne
- List of Victorian Bus Companies
- List of Melbourne bus routes
References
- ↑ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 54.
- ↑ About Tullamarine Bus Lines
- ↑ Tullamarine Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
External links
Media related to Tullamarine Bus Lines at Wikimedia Commons
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