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Service type
  
Bus services

Website
  
www.southlink.com.au

Parent organization
  
Keolis Downer

Service area
  
Adelaide

Depots
  
7

Headquarters
  
Lonsdale, Australia

Founded
  
April 2000

Fleet
  
373 (October 2014)

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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.

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History

In April 2000 SouthLink commenced operating the Adelaide Metro Outer South services with 82 buses under contract to the Government of South Australia.

In April 2005 SouthLink commenced operating the Outer North contract that had previously been run by Serco.

In July 2011 SouthLink commenced an eight-year contract with an optional four-year extension exercisable if performance criteria is met for the Outer North and Outer South areas. It also commenced operating the Hills area services that had been operated by Transitplus.

Fleet

As at October 2014, the fleet consisted of 373 buses.

Depots

SouthLink operate depots in Aldgate, Seaford, Pooraka, Elizabeth, Lonsdale and Mount Barker.Willaston

References

SouthLink Wikipedia