Grenda
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| Parent | Ventura Bus Lines |
| Founded | October 1945 |
| Headquarters | Dandenong |
| Service area | South-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 23 |
| Hubs | Chadstone Shopping Centre Monash University Parkmore Shopping Centre Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre Westfield Southland |
| Stations | Chelsea Cheltenham Dandenong Glen Waverley Mordialloc Noble Park Oakleigh Springvale |
| Fleet | 230 (May 2013) |
| Chief executive | Andrew Cornwall |
| Website | www.grenda.com.au |
Grenda's Bus Services is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates 23 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
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History [edit]
Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.[1]
Routes [edit]
Brief Summary of routes
- 709 Mordialloc – Waterways Estate via Epsom Estate (Daily)
- 800 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Oakleigh station (Monday to Saturday)
- 802 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Monash University & Oakleigh station (Monday to Friday)
- 804 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Centro Brandon Park, Monash University & Oakleigh station (Monday to Saturday)
- 811 Dandenong – Brighton via Springvale station, Mentone station, Westfield Southland & Moorabbin station (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 812 Dandenong – Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre , Mentone station, Westfield Southland & Moorabbin station (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 813 Dandenong – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre via Yarraman station & Springvale station (Daily)
- 814 Dandenong – Springvale South via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre & Springvale station (Monday to Saturday)
- 815 Dandenong – Noble Park via Yarraman station (Monday to Saturday)
- 828 Hampton – Berwick via Westfield Southland, Parkmore Shopping Centre, Dandenong station & Westfield Fountain Gate (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 843 Dandenong – Mossgiel Park (Daily)
- 844 Dandenong – Doveton (Monday to Saturday)
- 845 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 848 Dandenong – Centro Brandon Park via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 850 Dandenong – Glen Waverley via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre & Centro Brandon Park (Daily)
- 857 Dandenong – Chelsea via Patterson Lakes (Monday to Saturday)
- 858 Edithvale – Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea (Daily)
- 861 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 862 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre, Monash University & Oakleigh station (Daily)
- 885 Glen Waverley – Springvale (Monday to Saturday)
- 900 Rowville to Caulfield via Waverley Park, Monash University & Chadstone Shopping Centre (Daily), operated by Eastrans & Grenda’s Bus Services
- 901 Frankston to Melbourne Airport via Dandenong, Knox, Ringwood, Doncaster, Greensborough, Epping, Roxburgh Park & Broadmeadows (Daily), operated by East West Bus Company, Grenda’s Bus Services, Invicta Bus Services & Tullamarine Bus Lines
- 902 Chelsea to Westfield Airport West via Springvale, Glen Waverley, Nunawading, Doncaster, Eltham, Greensborough, Keon Park, Broadmeadows & Gladstone Park, operated by East West Bus Company, Grenda's Bus Services & Tullamarine Bus Lines.
NightRider services
- 980 Melbourne City Centre – Dandenong via Prahran, Monash University & Springvale (Saturday & Sunday mornings)
- 981 Dandenong – Cranbourne via Narre Warren, Berwick & Hampton Park (Saturday & Sunday mornings)
Fleet [edit]
As at May 2013 Grenda's Bus Services operates a fleet of 224 buses and six coaches.[2] Grenda's Bus Services had a livery of cream with red stripes. It has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation. As at May 2013, 63 were painted in SmartBus livery.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Manufacturing Quality Buses Since 1978 Grenda Corporation
- ^ Grenda Corporation Grenda Bus Service Australian Bus Fleet Lists
External links [edit]
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