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Eastrans
Volgren bodied Volvo B10B in Docklands
ParentCDC Victoria
FoundedJanuary 1988
Service areaSouth-Eastern Melbourne
Service typeBus & coach operator
Routes9
HubsChadstone Shopping Centre
Monash University
StationsBox Hill
Carnegie
Cauldfield
Glen Iris
Glen Waverley
Holmesglen
Huntingdale
Mount Waverley
Oakleigh
Ormond
Fleet37 (May 2013)
Websitewww.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]

Route From To Via Notes
601 Huntingdale station Monash University North Road Express, Monday-Friday
605 Gardenvale City Armadale station & Toorak station
612 Centro Box Hill Chadstone Shopping Centre Surrey Hills station, Camberwell & Glen Iris station Monday to Saturday
623 St Kilda Glen Waverley Ripponlea station, Carnegie station, Chadstone Shopping Centre & Mount Waverley station Daily
624 Kew Oakleigh Auburn station, Caulfield station, Chadstone Shopping Centre & Holmesglen station Daily
625 Elsternwick Chadstone Shopping Centre Ormond station & Oakleigh station Daily
626 Middle Brighton Chadstone Shopping Centre Carnegie station & McKinnon station Daily
630 Elwood Monash University Ormond station & Huntingdale station
900 Rowville Caulfield Waverley Park, Monash University & Chadstone Shopping Centre SmartBus, operated by Eastrans & Grenda's Bus Services[8]

Fleet

As of July 2013 the fleet consisted of 76 buses and three coaches.[9] Eastrans fleet livery is white with white and green stripes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 3
  2. ^ Kefford Group finds a buyer Australian Bus & Coach
  3. ^ ComfortDelGro Expands Melbourne Operations Through A$22.0 Million Acquisition ComfortDelGro 20 May 2013
  4. ^ Acquisition of further Bus Route Service Business in Melbourne Cabcharge 20 May 2013
  5. ^ Updates and News CDC Victoria
  6. ^ "Services". Eastrans. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Metropolitan buses". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  8. ^ "900 - Rowville - Caulfield via Monash University, Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  9. ^ CDC Group - Eastrans Australian Bus Fleet Lists

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