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City Free services and Transitplus, a joint venture between Australian Transit Enterprises and TransAdelaide, won the Hills contract area. [11] The Adelaide Metro brand was applied across all transport operators, appearing to the public as a unified network, with common livery, timetable designs and a city Information Centre.
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 .
The State Transport Authority was established by the State Transport Authority Act 1974, [1] which aimed to provide an integrated and co-ordinated system of public transport within South Australia. This was to be achieved by assuming direct control of state-operated services (particularly in the Adelaide metropolitan area) and by exercising ...
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.
State Transport Authority (1979). Adelaide railways. Adelaide: State Transport Authority. State Transport Authority (1978). Transit in Adelaide: the story of the development of street public transportation in Adelaide from horse trams to the present bus and tram system. Adelaide: State Transport Authority. ISBN 0-7243-5299-6. Steele ...
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 department manages bus, train and tram services in South Australia. This includes the route design, timetabling and branding of these services. The public transport services are branded as Adelaide Metro [4]. Adelaide Metro provides a trip planner and transport service information on its: customer service website, www.adelaidemetro.com.au
In April 2000, Torrens Transit began operating the Adelaide Metro East–West contract, with 255 buses under contract to the Department for Infrastructure & Transport. [1] [2] [3] In April 2005, Torrens Transit began operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts that had previously been run by Serco. [4] [5] [6] [7]