Moorabbin Transit
Encyclopedia
Moorabbin Transit is a bus
and coach
operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
. As a Melbourne bus company
, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services
, but covers more area for bus services in the City of Kingston. The founder of Moorabbin Transit is Ken Grenda.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and coach
Coach (vehicle)
A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...
operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia
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. As a Melbourne bus company
Buses in Melbourne
Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies....
, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services
Grenda
Grenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
, but covers more area for bus services in the City of Kingston. The founder of Moorabbin Transit is Ken Grenda.
History
In 1988, Ken Grenda has purchased four local bus companies operating his local area. Soon Grenda's had purchased Southland Bus Services, Camden Bus Company, Hampton Red and Hampton Green. Granda also notably bought Sandringham Bus Lines one year later. In 1990, the depot of Moorabbin transit has moved to its current site in Cheltenham on Philip Street.Routes
- 631 Southland SC – Waverley Gardens SCWaverley Gardens Shopping CentreWaverley Gardens is a shopping centre with approximately 110 shops, located 25 km South-East of Melbourne, in the suburb of Mulgrave. The Mirvac owned district has the Monash Freeway on its North-East border, Police Rd on its southern border and Hansworth St on the western side...
via Clayton, Monash University (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 705 MordiallocMordialloc, VictoriaMordialloc is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston...
– SpringvaleSpringvale, VictoriaSpringvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
(Monday to Friday (peak)). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 708 HamptonHampton, VictoriaHampton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km south east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Hampton had a population of 11,825.Hampton is located in a wealthy bayside area of Melbourne, wedged between the...
– CarrumCarrum, VictoriaCarrum is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston...
via Highett RS, Southland SC, Mordialloc RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 811 DandenongDandenong, VictoriaDandenong is a suburb and major urban centre in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Situated on Dandenong Creek and mostly flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong, it is the main administrative centre for the City of...
– BrightonBrighton, VictoriaBrighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651...
via Springvale RS, Mentone RS, Southland SC, Moorabbin RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
& Grenda's Bus ServicesGrendaGrenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
. - 812 DandenongDandenong, VictoriaDandenong is a suburb and major urban centre in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Situated on Dandenong Creek and mostly flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong, it is the main administrative centre for the City of...
– BrightonBrighton, VictoriaBrighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651...
via Parkmore SC, Mentone RS, Southland SC, Moorabbin RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
& Grenda's Bus ServicesGrendaGrenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
. - 821 Southland SC – ClaytonClayton, VictoriaClayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...
via Heatherton (Monday to Friday). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 822 Chadstone SCChadstone Shopping CentreChadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
– SandringhamSandringham, VictoriaSandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Sandringham had a population of 8693.-History:...
via Murrumbeena RS, Southland SC, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 823 North Brighton – Southland SC via Moorabbin RS (Monday to Friday). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 824 MoorabbinMoorabbin, VictoriaMoorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston. At the 2006 Census, Moorabbin had a population of 5,170....
– KeysboroughKeysborough, VictoriaKeysborough is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
via Clayton, Westall RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 825 MoorabbinMoorabbin, VictoriaMoorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston. At the 2006 Census, Moorabbin had a population of 5,170....
– Southland SC via Black Rock, Mentone RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 828 HamptonHampton, VictoriaHampton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km south east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Hampton had a population of 11,825.Hampton is located in a wealthy bayside area of Melbourne, wedged between the...
– BerwickBerwick, VictoriaBerwick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Berwick had a population of 36,420....
via Southland SC, Parkmore SC, Dandenong RS, Fountain Gate SC (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
& Grenda's Bus ServicesGrendaGrenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In...
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See also
- List of Victorian Bus Companies
- List of Melbourne bus routes
- Buses in MelbourneBuses in MelbourneBuses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies....