CDC Melbourne
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| Parent | CDC Victoria |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1976 |
| Service area | Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 47 |
| Hubs |
Chadstone Shopping Centre Highpoint Shopping Centre Manor Lakes Shopping Centre Monash University Watergardens Town Centre |
| Stations |
Altona Footscray Box Hill Carnegie Caulfield Glen Waverley Holmesglen Hoppers Crossing Huntingdale Laverton Mount Waverley Oakleigh Ormond St Albans Sunshine Werribee Williams Landing Williamstown |
| Depots |
Altona Hoppers Crossing Oakleigh Sunshine |
| Fleet | 277 (March 2016) |
| Website | www.cdcvictoria.com.au |
CDC Melbourne is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates 47 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
The origins of CDC Melbourne can be traced to January 1976 when Kefford Corporation purchased Point Cook - Werribee Passenger Service, Werribee. In July 1987 Bono Bus Lines, Footscray was purchased with route 406 Footscray – Keilor East and the operation rebranded as Westrans.
In January 1988, Kefford Corporation purchased the Sitch Group with subsidiaries:
Also in January 1988, Kefford Corporation purchased routes 605 Melbourne City Centre - Elsternwick and 630 Elwood - Monash University from Sinclair's Bus Service with the operation rebranded as Eastrans.
In May 1991, St Kilda Bus Service was purchased with route 606 Port Melbourne - St Kilda and rebranded Werribee Bus Lines. Later the Point Cook, Sitch and Weribee operations were also brought under the Westrans brand.
In February 2009, ComfortDelGro Cabcharge acquired Kefford Corporation for A$149.2 million, including the Eastrans, Westrans and Benders Busways (Geelong) brands. At the time of its acquisition by CDC in 2009, Kefford was the fourth-largest bus operator in Victoria with a market share of 16%, and with a fleet of 328 buses and six depots.
In July 2011, route 601 commenced as a high frequency shuttle between Huntingdale station and Monash University. In July 2013, CDC acquired the route operations of Driver Group with five routes (routes 612 and 623 - 626) and 42 buses, for $22 million.
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