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In September 2010, route 901 was extended to Melbourne Airport, replacing part of East West Bus Company route 571, making it Melbourne's second longest bus route by distance and longest by total journey time. [3] [4] [5] East West then also became an operator of the route. [6] [7]
Route 901 connects with nine railway stations and over 100 bus routes, and on 26 September 2010, the route was extended to Melbourne Airport. At 115 kilometres long, Route 901 has a journey time of four and a half hours, making it Melbourne's second longest bus route after the Route 684 service between Ringwood and Eildon.
The route number of buses in Melbourne can tell a little about the route's operator, area served and even its history. Route numbering was a reflection of the designated zonal area used during the 1980s. Areas were referred to as "Neighbourhood Zones". However, as part of the "Grow or Go" policies, route numbers across the bus network were ...
The Southbank Docklands Express operated between Terminal 4 of Melbourne Airport and four designated stops in Southbank, with an intermediate stop in Docklands. The service began in November 2017, operating to similar frequencies and hours as the St Kilda Express. Fares were identical to that of the Melbourne City Express service.
Route 571 was truncated from Roxburgh Park back to Epping, and the truncated section was replaced by an extension of SmartBus route 901 to Melbourne Airport in September 2010. [12] As a result, East West Bus Company became operators of both SmartBus routes, jointly operated with Grenda's Bus Services (and later Ventura Bus Lines ).
In 2008 National Express dropped the smile livery for a group wide re-branding, thus more normally National Express are running the route. In July 2019 First Berkshire & The Thames Valley commenced operating route RA2 from Heathrow Airport to Guildford station. [15] In January 2020, this service was diverted to serve Woking station as well as ...
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SmartBus 901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport [21] Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Blackburn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: SmartBus 703 : to Middle Brighton station [22] 736 : to Mitcham station [23] 765 : Mitcham station – Box Hill station [24]