Sita Buslines

Sita Buslines

Volgren bodied Volvo B10M in June 2006
Founded	January 1972
Headquarters	West Footscray
Service area	Western Melbourne
Service type	Bus & coach operator
Routes	16
Hubs	Altona Gate Shopping Centre Brimbank Central Shopping Centre Footscray
Stations	Ascot Vale Footscray Melton Newport Sunshine Williamstown Yarraville
Fleet	174 (March 2015)
Website	www.sitabus.com.au

Sita Buslines is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates 16 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.

In 1966 Frank Bono and George Sita purchased route 406 Footscray - East Keilor. In 1968 Sita sold his share to Bono. In January 1972 Sita purchased Graingers Bus Lines with route 472 Moonee Ponds Junction - Williamstown Beach. Subsequently purchased were Murrays Coaches in 1975, Nidis in 1979, West Newport Bus Service in November 1980, Sunshine Bus Lines in April 1982 and Starline Coaches in 1985.

Sita commenced coach operations in 1982 initially with second hand Dennings before building up a large Austral Tourmaster fleet from 1984. In 1995 Sita purchased the Coachtrans coach operation on the Gold Coast and commenced operations in Sydney. The latter has since ceased.

As at March 2015, the fleet consisted of 174 buses and coaches. Sita's bus livery is white at the top and fawn at the bottom with an orange stripe. A special orange, white and black livery is seen on buses dedicated to the 401 shuttle. Coaches were painted in a red, yellow and white livery, but are now painted white.