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List of public transport routes in Adelaide

List of public transport routes in Adelaide

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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]

The Adelaide Metro public transport logos.
Left to right: train, tram, bus, and regional coach

Historically bus services in Adelaide were operated by private operators. In the 1950s, the Municipal Tramways Trust began operating buses to replace its trams.[2] In the mid-1970s, the Municipal Tramways Trust took over the services of the private operators.[2] In the mid-1990s, provision of services was contracted out to the private sector with TransAdelaide maintaining responsibility for service levels.[3] The city's transport is now managed by the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, branded as Adelaide Metro.

Operators

Currently, all public transport modes in South Australia are privately operated. Adelaide Metro trains are operated by Keolis Downer, and trams are operated by Torrens Connect. Regional bus services are operated by several different private operators, and are not run under the Adelaide Metro banner, meaning these services do not accept MetroCARD or Metroticket payments.

Adelaide Metro buses are split up geographically into six regions, each contracted to a private operator:

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Train routes

4000 Class EMUs pass through the Goodwood rail underpass, where the Seaford and Belair lines separate.
Adelaide Metro railcar 3124 on the Belair Line in Adelaide's south
Entrance to Adelaide Railway Station, the main terminus station for all railway lines on the network.
Main article: Railways in Adelaide

There are 4 main lines and 2 branch lines on the Adelaide Metro rail network, spanning approximately 132km of track.[5] Construction of a third branch line, the Port Dock line, is currently underway, which will bring the total number of railways lines on the network to seven.[6] The Seaford, Flinders and Gawler lines are fully electrified, and are operated by A-City 4000 Class trains. The Outer Harbor, Grange and Belair lines are currently operated by diesel-powered 3000 class railcars.[7]

Main Lines

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Branch Lines

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Tram Routes

Adelaide Metro Flexity Classic and Alstom Citadis trams on the Botanic tram route.
Main article: Glenelg tram line

Glenelg Tram Line

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Bus Routes

Light-City Buses Custom Coaches bodied Scania K280UB on King William Street in September 2014
SouthLink Custom Coaches bodied Scania K320UA on King William Street in September 2014
Torrens Transit Australian Bus Manufacturing bodied MAN NL202 on Currie Street in June 2014
Main article: Buses in Adelaide

The Adelaide Metro bus network is considered the back-bone of Adelaide's public transport network. The system also features the O-Bahn Busway, which is a Guided bus service that runs on concrete 'guide' tracks.

Through-City routes

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TransitLink bus services are limited stop express bus routes, operating to and from the city.[lower-alpha 1]

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O-Bahn Routes

Mercedes-Benz O305 bus on the O-Bahn Busway

O-Bahn City Routes[lower-alpha 2]

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North Eastern and O-Bahn Feeders

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Eastern Routes

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Western Routes

City Buses

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Western Feeder Services

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Northern Routes

Buses terminating to the North of Adelaide

City Buses

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Northern Feeder Services

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Southern Routes

City Routes

Feeder Routes

Adelaide Hills Buses

All buses starting with the number "8"

City Buses

Glen Osmond Road 53 NW

Adelaide Hills Feeder Services

Murray Bridge Buses

Murray Bridge buses are operated by LinkSA and do not use Adelaide Metro fares. Please see www.linksa.com.au for more info.

Cross Town Connector Services

JetBuses

Buses that operate via Adelaide Airport

After Midnight

After Midnight services operate only on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings after midnight:

Free Buses

The following buses are zero-fare, wheelchair-accessible circuit routes that service the Adelaide City Council area daily, on frequent routes:

  • 98A98C
Bi-directional loop via North Terrace, Currie Street, Hutt Street, Halifax Street, Sturt Street, Grote Street, Morphett Street, Jeffcott Street, Ward Street, Hill Street, Tynte Street, Finiss Street and Frome Road[9]
  • 99A99C
Bi-directional loop via North Terrace, Currie Street, Hutt Street, Halifax Street, Sturt Street, Grote Street, Victoria Square, King William Street. This service operated under the '99C' only and it was only in 2014 that the name change took place. The 99C is a clockwise loop while the 99A is anti-clockwise.[10]

Adelaide Oval Footy Express

Adelaide Metro provide services between Adelaide Oval and areas across South Australia. Tickets for the games also act as the ticket to travel free on any Adelaide Oval Footy Express bus, train or tram, in order to alleviate overcrowding on regular services. Most services offer early arrival times and some routes will have services that leave an hour after the final siren.[11] The locations in metropolitan Adelaide include:

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  1. Routes 500, 501, 556, 557, 559 and ending with 'X' only operate during peak periods, 545 only limited services, 541, route 544 operates weeknights, Sundays and Public holidays only.
  2. Parts of route 850 are outside the Metroticket area
  3. Parts of route 852 are outside the Metroticket area
  4. limited services stop at FMC.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bus Service Performance Adelaide Metro
  2. [2]
    McNichol, Steve (August 1982). Bus & Coach Pictorial: SA. Elizabeth: Railmac Publications. p. 2. ISBN 0-949817-15-5.
  3. [3]
    Competitive Tendering for Bus Services Seventh International Conference on Competition & Ownership in Land Passenger Transport June 2001
  4. [4]
    "Welcome to a new era in public transport for South Australia – Department for Infrastructure and Transport – South Australia". dpti.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Rail Network - Department for Infrastructure and Transport - South Australia". 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    Blandis, Eva (25 June 2023). "Designs for $51m Port Dock Railway station revealed". The Advertiser.
  7. [7]
    Metro, Adelaide (23 September 2021). "Cleaner, greener public transport". Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. [8]
    SA Government-reintroduces double decker bus service ABC News 26 October 2014
  9. [9]
    Previously known as The Connector, the service makes also makes use of a Solar Bus, Tindo (Tindo stands for solar in the local Aboriginal language); the 98C service is a clockwise loop while the 98A is anti-clockwise.<http://yoursay.adelaidecitycouncil.com/city-connector-bus Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  10. [10]
    "Your Say Adelaide | New free City connector bus service". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Adelaide Oval Footy Express". Adelaide Metro. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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