East West Bus Company
East West is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned between a joint venture with Dyson's Bus Services and Reservoir Bus Company. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. East West operate 5 routes in the northern and north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, with two Smartbuses, Route 901 and Route 902 shared with other bus companies.
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