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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 .
This bus is the first one of its kind operating in Adelaide public transport system after double-decker trolleybuses were removed from service in 1958. [13] Bus routes are: J1 Glenelg Interchange to City via Harbour Town Centre Interchange, Adelaide Airport and Sir Donald Bradman Drive. J1A City to Adelaide Airport
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 ...
Transport in South Australia is provided by a mix of road, rail, sea and air transport. The capital city of Adelaide is the centre to transport in the state. With its population of 1.4 million people, it has the majority of the state's 1.7 million inhabitants. Adelaide has the state's major airport and sea port.
The Adelaide public transport system was privatised in the 1990s and overall patronage across all systems (bus, rail and tram) dropped 25%. The exception to this was the O-Bahn with no decrease, and there were 19,500 passenger trips daily in 1996 (7.13 million a year). [8]
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