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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 which operates a bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
service in the South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n capital of 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...
. It is part of Transit Systems Australia, which also operates Swan Transit
SWAn transit
Swan Transit is a private bus operator whose primary purpose is to provide commuter bus services in and near the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is part of Transit Systems Australia.-History:...
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It began operations on 23 April 2000 after winning a contract from the Office of Public Transport, alongside SouthLink
SouthLink
SouthLink is a private public transport company that provides a bus service to outer southern and outer northern Adelaide, Australia. Australian Transit Enterprises , a joint venture between Hornibrook Bus Lines and Grenda Corporation, is SouthLink's parent company, and is also provides bus...
and Serco. In 2005, the company became Adelaide's largest bus operator. It employs around 700 staff and operates over 145 different routes with a fleet of about 560 buses. It services most of the metropolitan area, and operates the O-Bahn Busway
O-Bahn Busway
The Adelaide O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway located in Adelaide, South Australia. The O-Bahn – from the Latin omnibus and the German bahn – was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen.The route was introduced in...
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Routes
Torrens Transit operate the following routes and subsequent short workings under their contracted agreement with the DTEI-PTS99C, 100, 101, 115, 117, 118, 140, 141, 142, 144, 147, 148, 150, 155, 157, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, 190, 195, 196, 200, 204, 208, 209, 230, 231, 232, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 245, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 262, 263, 265, 271, 273, 281, 287, 288, 300, 312, 320, 333, 350, 352, 353, 361, 374, 376, T500, T501, 503, 506, 507, 513, 521, 522, 528, 530, 541, 542, 543, 545, 546, 548, 556, 557, 578, 579, 580, 600, 601, 605, 645, 646, B10, B11, B12, G1, G2, G4, G10, G20, G21, G22, G30, G40, H20, H21, H22, H23, H24, H30, H31, H32, J1, J2, J7, RZ3,
RZ4, RZ5, RZ22, W90, W91.
Fleet
Torrens Transit operate a vast variety of vehicles, including Mercedes Benz, MAN and Scania, There are both diesel and CNG buses on the road.Mini Buses, Large rigids, articulated buses make for the fleet types.
Buses are regularly changed between depot's due to breakdowns and maintenance requirements.
Depots
Torrens Transit operate out of several depots. A bus can be recognised by its depot from a 'biscuit' card in the windscreen with a shift number on it. The first number of the shift relates to the depot operating from. They are:1 - Newton
Newton, South Australia
Newton is a small middle class suburb of Adelaide, South Australia situated in the Adelaide foothills northeast of the city centre. The area features a significant population of people of Italian origin...
2 - Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
3 - Mile End
Mile End, South Australia
Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 3,918 people...
4 - Camden Park
Camden Park, South Australia
Camden Park is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.Camden Park is in the City of West Torrens local government area. It is split between the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Ashford and West Torrens. At the federal level, Camden Park is in the Division of...
5 - Hendon1
6 - Morphettville
Morphettville, South Australia
Morphettville is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Marion. It is the site of the Morphettville Racecourse and the tram barn for the Glenelg Tram. Both the suburb and the racecourse were named after Sir John Morphett....
7 - St Agnes
St Agnes, South Australia
St Agnes is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is around 15 km northeast of the city centre. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully....
8 - Edinburgh
Edinburgh, South Australia
Edinburgh is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is an industrial suburb dominated by RAAF Base Edinburgh and DSTO Edinburgh.It was split from the suburb of Salisbury in 1997 when the Department of Defence decided to rationalise the then "DSTO Salisbury" site and sell off about 70%...
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9 - Golden Grove
Golden Grove, South Australia
Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Surrey Downs, Greenwith, Yatala Vale, Fairview Park, and Salisbury East.- History :...
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1 This depot is a satellite of Port Adelaide depot
2 This depot is a satellite of the St. Agnes depot
3 Formerly St. Walkleys and Walkley Heights