Parent Broadspectrum Service area Adelaide Fleet 381 (September 2016) | Founded 2 October 2011 Service type Bus services | |
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Light-City Buses 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 Broadspectrum.
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History
In October 2011 Light-City Buses commenced operating the Adelaide Metro North-South and Outer North East region services under contact to the Government of South Australia. The two contract regions cover 43% of the bus services in Adelaide.
The contracts are to run for an initial eight-year term, from 2 October 2011 to 30 June 2019 with an optional four-year extension exercisable if performance criteria is met. Transfield Services had previously unsuccessfully tendered to operate buses in Adelaide in 2004 in a joint venture with Transdev. The two contracts had been operated by Torrens Transit since April 2005 and between 2000 and 2005 by Serco.
In April 2013 Light-City Buses was stripped of eight routes for continued poor performance.
Light-City Buses also operate charter buses from their St. Agnes and Morphettville depots
Bus Fleet
As at September 2016, the fleet consisted of 381 buses. Buses are painted in Adelaide Metro livery.
Depots
Light–City Buses operate three depots in Morphettville, St Agnes and Wingfield.