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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.
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the Adelaide area, around the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus , tram , and train services throughout the metropolitan area.
An Adelaide Metro Alstom Citadis and Flexity Classic In late 2005, the State Government released a State Infrastructure Plan. [ 17 ] This saw a A$ 56 million upgrade of the Adelaide's sole remaining tramway , from the city centre to the historic beachside resort of Glenelg .
Adelaide Metro tramway routes in 2019. (Click map to enlarge.) On 3 October 2018 trams began operating over the 900 metre (980 yard) extension along the remainder of North Terrace and its cultural precinct, to the Botanic Garden , and the 350 metre (380 yard) extension along King William Road past the Adelaide Festival Centre , running only on ...
Bus services are run under Adelaide Metro which includes the relatively minor rail services. The network covers the entire metropolitan area extending from Gawler in the north, to Sellicks Beach in the south, a distance of over 90 km. The services also extend to Mount Barker, Strathalbyn and several smaller townships in the Adelaide Hills. [4]
The tendering out of bus operations has been a bumpy ride for Adelaide commuters. The original 1996 partial service tendering saw services run and marketed under each operator's name, presenting a disjointed network to the public. The Adelaide Metro brand was created in 2000 to restore a unified face to the public. [3]
The O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit system servicing the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.The O-Bahn system was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen.
Two Adelaide Metro 4000 Class EMU's at the old Oaklands station prior to grade separation in January 2018 The line runs south from Adelaide station paralleling the Belair line as far as Goodwood . It then branches off in a south-west direction through the suburbs of Edwardstown , Oaklands Park and Marion to the coast at Brighton , where it ...