Kinetic Melbourne

Kinetic Melbourne is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It commenced operations on 31 January 2022, with a fleet of 531 buses on 50 routes. It is a subsidiary of the Kinetic Group.

Kinetic Melbourne
Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in March 2022
ParentKinetic Group
Commenced operation31 January 2022
Service areaMelbourne
Service typeBus operator
Routes50 (January 2022)
Depots6
Fleet531 (January 2022)
Websitewww.wearekinetic.com

History

In October 2021, the Department of Transport awarded Kinetic Melbourne a contract to operate the Melbourne Bus Franchise until June 2031.[1][2][3] It commenced operations on 31 January 2022.

Services

Kinetic Melbourne operate 50 routes.[4]

Fleet

Kinetic Melbourne commenced operations with 531 buses transferred from Transdev Melbourne.[4]

The Public Transport Victoria white and orange diamonds livery was being applied, except to SmartBus liveried buses that remained this livery.

Depots

Kinetic Melbourne operate six depots in Doncaster, Fitzroy North, Heatherton, Keysborough, Sunshine West and Thomastown.[5]

References
  1. New bus franchise to jump start zero-emission pledge Department of Transport
  2. Kinetic wins Victorian Government Contract to run a third of Melbourne's bus network Kinetic Group 5 October 2021
  3. Melbourne Bus Contract Delivers Volgren Jobs Boost Australasian Bus & Coach 17 November 2021
  4. About Kinetic Melbourne
  5. About Transdev Melbourne


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