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A Custom Coaches CB80 bodied Scania K320UA on King William Street in September 2014
ParentKeolis Downer
FoundedApril 2000
HeadquartersAldgate
Service areaAdelaide
Service typeBus services
Depots2
Fleet79 (December 2022)[1]
Websitewww.southlink.com.au

SouthLink is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.

History

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A Volgren CR224L bodied Scania L94UB

In April 2000, Australian Transit Enterprises won a contract put out to tender by the Government of South Australia to operate its Adelaide Metro Outer South services, with 82 buses.[2][3][4][5] The service was named 'SouthLink'.

In April 2005, SouthLink began operating the Outer North Adelaide Metro contract that had previously been run by Serco.[6][7]

In July 2011, SouthLink began an eight-year contract for the Outer North and Outer South areas, with an optional four-year extension exercisable based upon performance criteria. It also began operating the Hills area services that had previously been operated by Transitplus.[8][9][10]

In March 2015, Australian Transit Enterprises was bought by Keolis Downer. SouthLink was reorganised as a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.

In July 2020, SouthLink's Outer South and Outer North bus contracts were taken over by Torrens Transit and Busways respectively, while retaining its Hills contract.[11]

Fleet

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As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 79 buses.[1]

Depots

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SouthLink operate depots in Aldgate and Mount Barker.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SouthLink - Keolis Downer". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results Announced" Australian Bus Panorama 15/4 February 2000 p. 21
  3. ^ "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results" Australian Bus Panorama 15/5 April 2000 p. 29
  4. ^ Competitive Tendering for Bus Services Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Seventh International Conference on Competition & Ownership in Land Passenger Transport June 2001
  5. ^ History Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine SouthLink
  6. ^ "New Metropolitan Bus Contracts for Adelaide" Minister for Urban Development & Planning 17 February 2005
  7. ^ Serco bus drivers end strike Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 19 February 2005
  8. ^ Report on the Adelaide Metro Bus Service Contracts Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Transport August 2011
  9. ^ New Contractors for Adelaide bus services Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 29 April 2011
  10. ^ Provision of Bus Passenger Transport Services for the Adelaide Metro Public Transport Network Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Tenders SA
  11. ^ "Private operators named for Adelaide's tram network". InDaily. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - Admet Fleet Lists". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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