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Public transport in Adelaide, South Australia, is managed by the State Government's Department for Infrastructure & Transport, branded as Adelaide Metro. Today bus services are operated by contractors: Busways, SouthLink, Torrens Connect and Torrens Transit. [1] Historically bus services in Adelaide were operated by private operators.
The largest element of Adelaide's public transport system is a fleet of diesel and natural gas powered buses. The majority of services terminate in the Adelaide city centre, suburban railway stations or shopping centre interchanges. As contracts are revised for privatised bus operations, more cross suburban routes are added to the network.
The focus of Adelaide's public transport system is the large fleet of diesel and natural gas powered buses. The majority of services terminate at the city-centre or at a suburban interchange. Buses get priority on many roads and intersections, with dedicated bus lanes and 'B'-light bus-only phases at many traffic lights.
An additional section including a 670-metre (2,200 ft) tunnel opened in 2017 at the city end to reduce the number of congested intersections buses must traverse to enter the Adelaide city centre. [3] The development of the O-Bahn busway led to the development of the Torrens Linear Park from a run-down urban drain into an attractive public open ...
Buses in Adelaide are the most extensive service of the South Australian capital's public transport system, the Adelaide Metro.A large fleet of diesel, hybrid diesel-electric, and natural gas powered buses operate services which typically terminate in the city-centre or at a suburban interchange.
Minister for Transport Patrick Conlon & Premier Mike Rann open the City West Extension on 14 October 2007 Adelaide railway station tram stop is typical of stops on the city centre extension. The South Australian Government announced a 1.2 kilometre extension from Victoria Square along King William Street to Adelaide railway station and the ...
Adelaide has free travel on the following routes: [19] [20] Tram routes within the city centre, to the Adelaide Festival Centre and to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre; On the Glenelg tram line between Brighton Road and Jetty Road in Glenelg. The City Connector: A free bi-directional loop route, 99A and 99C also operates city centre
The party's public transport manifesto stated that its focus would be on extending tram services in the city centre rather than building wider routes as in the Labor Party's plan. [76] Nevertheless, the Liberal Party described its over-all public transport plan (of which tramways are a part) as "designed to make Adelaide’s public transport ...