Park Ridge Transit

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Park Ridge Transit
Park Ridge Transit Scania K230UB (Gemilang Coachworks).jpg
Park Ridge Transit Gemilang Coachworks bodied Scania K230UB in January 2015
Parent Pulitano Group
Service areaSouth Brisbane
Service typeBus operator
Stations Woodridge
Depots Park Ridge
Fleet94 (Jun 2020)
Website www.busqld.com.au
Bustech bodied Volvo B12BLE in August 2008 Prt065plaza1.jpg
Bustech bodied Volvo B12BLE in August 2008

Park Ridge Transit is an Australian operator of bus services in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates nine urban services and nearly 70 school runs under the contract to Translink, Queensland Government.

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History

In 1988, Park Ridge Transit was purchased from Greyhound owners the Penfold family by the Pulitano Group. In 2008 the Woodhill Coaches was purchased and integrated into Park Ridge Transit. [1]

Routes

The company currently operates nine urban routes across Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich cities. They are:

RouteFromToVia
534 Browns Plains Springfield Orion Forest Lake, Carole Park, Springfield Central station
535 Flagstone Browns Plains South Maclean, North Maclean
540 Beaudesert Browns Plains Gleneagle, Veresdale, Woodhill, Jimboomba, South Maclean, North Maclean, Park Ridge
541 Browns Plains Greenbank Boronia Heights
542 Browns Plains Park Ridge Heritage Park, Regents Park, Boronia Heights
543 Browns Plains Heritage Park Regents Park
545 Garden City Browns Plains Marsden, Kingston, Logan Central, Woodridge, Underwood, Eight Mile Plains
P546 Park Ridge Brisbane City Greenbank RSL, Griffith University station, Buranda station
547 Browns Plains Woodridge Drewvale, Berrinba

Fleet

As at June 2020, the fleet consists of 94 buses. [2]

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References

  1. Woodhill Bus & Coaches Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  2. Bus Queensland Park Ridge Australian Bus Fleet Lists