Broadmeadows Bus Service

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::summary Bus operator in Melbourne, Australia ::

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Field	Value
name	Broadmeadows Bus Service
logo	Broadmeadows Bus Service logo.jpg
image	Broadmeadows Bus.jpg
image_caption	Volgren bodied Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE at Craigieburn in September 2015
parent	Northern Transit Holdings
commenced	1947
ceased	30 June 2025 (Route services only)
headquarters	Westmeadows
service_area	Northern Melbourne
service_type	Bus & coach operator
routes	11 (Until June 2025)
fleet	56 (June 2024)
ceo	Dom Sita
website	www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au
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|name = Broadmeadows Bus Service |logo = Broadmeadows Bus Service logo.jpg |image = Broadmeadows Bus.jpg |image_caption = Volgren bodied Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE at Craigieburn in September 2015 |parent = Northern Transit Holdings |commenced = 1947 |ceased = 30 June 2025 (Route services only) |headquarters = Westmeadows |service_area = Northern Melbourne |service_type = Bus & coach operator |routes = 11 (Until June 2025) |fleet = 56 (June 2024) |ceo = Dom Sita |website = www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au}}

Broadmeadows Bus Service is a school and charter bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings. The company was also a route service operator up until 30 June 2025, it operated eleven routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria, which were then transferred to CDC Melbourne on 1 July 2025. Broadmeadows Bus Service continues to operate some school and charter services alongside Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tours and Seymour Coaches.

History

Broadmeadows Bus Service was formed in 1947 when J Loughnan purchased a service between Broadmeadows and North Coburg Tram Terminus from P Thorne. In the early 1950 coach charter operations commenced. In 1974 services were extended to Campbellfield and in 1985 from Upfield and North Coburg to Craigieburn. In 1990, it commenced operating coach services under contract to V/Line from Melbourne to Mildura.

In July 2007, the Wright family, proprietors of Moreland Buslines, acquired a 50% share of Broadmeadows Bus Service. Both the Loughnan and Wright families sold out to Dom Sita of Kastoria Bus Lines in 2011.

The Western Autistic School uses Broadmeadows-owned buses for student transport.

Beginning from 2019 or 2020, Broadmeadows Bus Service vehicles carried the Kastoria Bus Lines branding and name. However, Broadmeadows Bus Service remained the official operator of its routes on Public Transport Victoria.

As part of CDC Melbourne's successful bid for bus services in northern and western Melbourne (including Broadmeadows' routes), Kastoria (and Broadmeadows) agreed to transfer its fleet, depot and staff to CDC. The transfer of these assets and bus routes occurred on 1 July 2025. Routes transferred were 501, 511, 524, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 537 and 544.{{cite web|url=https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/contract/view?id=217129|title= Metropolitan Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Franchise - Dark Blue - North West Melbourne|website=Buying for Victoria|access-date=27 January 2025}}

Fleet

As of June 2024, the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches. Until 2019 or 2020, the fleet livery was white with a dark brown stripe. The fleet then carried Kastoria's blue and white livery between 2020 and 2025.

References

References

1. "Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service".
2. [https://www.kastoria.com.au Welcome to Kastoria Bus Lines] [[Kastoria Bus Lines]]
3. (1991). "Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings". [[Bus & Coach Society of Victoria]].
4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513060134/http://www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au/about_us.html About Us] Broadmeadow Bus
5. Broadmeadows Takes Over Where V/Line Leaves Off ''[[Australasian Bus & Coach]]'' October 1993 pages 22-25
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150227052815/http://morelandbus.com.au/about-us/our-history/ Our History] [[Moreland Buslines]]
7. Broadmeadows Bus Service has since been reorganised under Northern Transit Holdings, along with other Dominic Sita's bus businesses, including Kastoria Bus Lines.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210329144919/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1106/sita-buys-broadmeadows Sita buys Broadmeadows] ''Australasian Bus & Coach'' 1 June 2011
8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220314080252/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1810/generation-next-kastoria-buslines Generation Next - Kastoria Buslines] ''Australasian Bus & Coach'' 28 October 2018
9. (4 September 2024). "ComfortDelGro Australia wins bid to retain and expand bus services in Melbourne".
10. (12 September 2024). "UN 185: Network synergies from our new ZEB bus contracts".

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