SouthLink
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SouthLink is a private public transport
company that provides a bus service to outer southern and outer northern Adelaide
, Australia
. Australian Transit Enterprises (ATE), a joint venture between Hornibrook Bus Lines and Grenda Corporation, is SouthLink's parent company, and is also provides bus services in other Australian States.
SouthLink was established in April 2000, after ATE was successful in securing a State Government contract to run metropolitan services in Adelaide's south.
SouthLink is integrated into the Adelaide Metro
public transport system.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
company that provides a bus service to outer southern and outer northern Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Australian Transit Enterprises (ATE), a joint venture between Hornibrook Bus Lines and Grenda Corporation, is SouthLink's parent company, and is also provides bus services in other Australian States.
SouthLink was established in April 2000, after ATE was successful in securing a State Government contract to run metropolitan services in Adelaide's south.
SouthLink is integrated into the Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...
public transport system.