Kastoria Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...
, Australia. It operates five routes under contract to
Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates
Broadmeadows Bus Service
Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide To ...
, Nationwide Tours and Seymour Bus Lines.
History
In 1964, the Spyrou and Sikavitsas families purchased routes 475, 476, 477 and 479 from Barnes Bus Lines and formed Kastoria Bus Lines.
In January 1971, the company was split, with the Spyrou gaining full control of Kastoria Bus Lines with routes 475 and 476, and the Sikavitsas family taking 477 and 479 to form
Tullamarine Bus Lines
Tullamarine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank, Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Tullamarine recorded a population of 6,733 at ...
. In May 1973, Kastoria Bus Lines acquired route 501.
Devesons Bus & Coach Service was acquired in October 1979. Coaches are operated under the Nationwide Tours brand.
In August 2009, the Spyrou family sold Kastoria Bus Lines to Dominic Sita, son of the
Sita Buslines's founder George Sita. Kastoria Bus Lines has since been reorganised under Northern Transit Holdings, along with other Dominic Sita's bus businesses, including
Broadmeadows Bus Service
Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide To ...
which was acquired in 2011.
[Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists 12 January 2013
Fleet
As of November 2022, the fleet consisted of 82 buses and coaches.
Northern Transit Holdings - Kastoria Bus Lines
Australian Bus Fleet Lists The fleet livery is blue and white.
References
External links
Company website
{{MelbournePublicTransport, state=collapsed
Bus transport in Melbourne
Bus companies of Victoria (state)
Transport companies established in 1964
1964 establishments in Australia