Private company

Cardinia Transit

Australian bus and coach operator

Cardinia Transit was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 15 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Cardinia Transit was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 15 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012.2

Corporate structure

Cardinia Transit is part of a group headed by Ventura Bus Lines. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Cardinia Transit was formed in June 1996 when Grenda Corporation purchased Berwick Bus Lines and amalgamated them with Grenda's Bus Services' Pakenham depot. It was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines in November 2011 and the brand was retired.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cardinia Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

As at April 2014 the fleet consisted of 77 buses and coaches. Initially Cardinia Transit adopted the cream with red stripes of Grenda's Bus Services. It has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cardinia Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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