US Bus Lines
Encyclopedia
US Bus Lines is a bus
and coach
operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company
, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government.
In December 2009, US Bus Lines was taken over by another Melbourne bus company, Ventura Bus Lines
Metro
Rail Replacement services on the Alamein, Belgrave, Lilydale and Glen Waverley lines.
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. 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.
In December 2009, US Bus Lines was taken over by another Melbourne bus company, Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Today the largest private Melbourne bus company, and operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. The company purchased National Bus Company for A$45 million, and the Mount...
Routes
- 688 CroydonCroydon, VictoriaCroydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...
– Upper Ferntree Gully via Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Tremont (every day). Operated by Ventura Bus LinesVentura Bus LinesVentura is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Today the largest private Melbourne bus company, and operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. The company purchased National Bus Company for A$45 million, and the Mount...
and US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
. - 694 BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
– Mt DandenongMount Dandenong, VictoriaMount Dandenong is both a mountain and small township/suburb of Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
(Monday to Saturday (offpeak)). Operated by US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
. - 695 BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
– GembrookGembrook, VictoriaGembrook is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
(every day). Operated by US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
. - 696 OlindaOlinda, VictoriaOlinda is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Olinda had a population of 1568.-History:...
– MonbulkMonbulk, VictoriaMonbulk is a satellite town & suburb of Melbourne located 42 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Monbulk had a population of 2715.-History:...
(Monday to Friday (offpeak)). Operated by US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
. - 697 BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
– Belgrave SouthBelgrave South, VictoriaBelgrave South is a locality within, and a suburb of, Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 39 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave South...
(Monday to Saturday). Operated by US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
. - 699 BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
– UpweyUpwey, VictoriaUpwey is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Upwey had a population of 6,760.-History:...
via Tecoma RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by US Bus LinesUS Bus LinesUS Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was previously owned by founder Joe Pulitano. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government....
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Metro
Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne is the current franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture led by Hong Kong based MTR Corporation together with John Holland Group and United Group Rail .Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 381...
Rail Replacement services on the Alamein, Belgrave, Lilydale and Glen Waverley lines.
Livery
- Off White or White with Red & Blue stripes. New Livery under the Ventura branding is Light Blue with Navy Blue stripes.
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....