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Melbourne Bus Link Parent Reservoir Bus Company & Dyson's Bus Services Founded 1998 Service area West and South-Eastern Melbourne Service type Bus Routes 10 Hubs Highpoint SC Stations Brighton Beach, Cheltenham, Footscray, Sandringham, Sunshine, Watergardens, Yarraville Depot(s) Footscray, Sandringham Web site http://www.melbbuslink.com.au Melbourne Bus Link is a Melbourne bus company, owned by a joint partnership between Dyson's and Reservoir Bus Companies to run government operated routes covering the western and south east regions of Melbourne.
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Routes
Melbourne Bus Link operates 10 major bus routes. The routes serve the City Centre and the western & inner south east and southern Bayside suburbs. It is noted that Routes 215, 216 runs as far west as Caroline Springs, 460 as far North-West as Sydenham and Routes 600, 922 and 923 operate as far south as Cheltenham & Southland.
Footscray depot routes:
- 215 Caroline Springs – Highpoint SC via Albion RS, Burnside SC (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 216 Caroline Springs – Brighton Beach via Deer Park West, Sunshine, Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 219 Sunshine Park – Gardenvale via Sunshine, Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 220 Sunshine – Gardenvale via Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 223 Yarraville – Highpoint SC via Seddon, Footscray RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 232 Altona North – Queens Victoria Market via Altona Gate SC, West Gate Fwy (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 460 Watergardens – Caroline Springs via Taylors Hill, Caroline Springs Square SC (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
Shared depot routes:
- 600 St Kilda – Southland SC via Brighton Beach RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
Sandringham depot routes:
- 922 St Kilda – Southland SC via North Brighton RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 923 St Kilda – Southland SC via Brighton Beach RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
Depots
Melbourne Bus Link has two depots. One in Footscray and one in Sandringham. The company has 92 buses and 170 drivers in its arsenal.
Services
Melbourne Bus Link services that operate through the CBD provide high frequency services coupled with long operating hours, especially compared to most other routes and rank among of Melbourne's best and busiest bus services.
For example, the Route 220 service (that runs between Sunshine and Gardenvale via City), which runs every 15 minutes (or greater) on Weekdays till Midnight, Saturdays every 15 minutes till Midnight, and half hourly on Sundays till after 10pm.
Melbourne Bus Link's local suburban services are much more in-line with the usual Melbourne standard, with Routes 215 (Highpoint - Caroline Springs) & 460 (Caroline Springs - Watergardens) for instance only running hourly at most times.
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