Torrens Transit


Torrens Transit 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 Transit Systems.

History

On 23 April 2000, Torrens Transit commenced operating the Adelaide Metro East–West contract with 255 buses under contract to the Government of South Australia.
In April 2005, Torrens Transit commenced operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts that had previously been run by Serco.
In July 2011, Torrens Transit commenced operating a new eight-year East–West contract with an optional four-year extension exercisable if performance criteria is met. However the North–South and Outer North East area contracts passed to Light-City Buses in October 2011.
In April 2013, Light-City Buses was stripped of eight routes for continued poor performance with these being returned to Torrens Transit.
On 10 November 2014, Torrens Transit commenced operating a new service between the CBD and Adelaide Airport with a double deck Bustech CDi.
In June 2018, the Light-City Buses business was integrated with Torrens Transit following Transit Systems purchasing it from Broadspectrum, doubling the fleet to 700 buses. This marked the return of Light-City routes to Torrens Transit after seven years.
On 5 July 2020, Torrens Transit retained its East West, Outer North East and North South contracts and took over the Outer North contract from SouthLink. All four bus contracts will run for 8 years. Additionally, its North–South contract was expanded to include the Glenelg tram line and is operated by Torrens Connect, a joint venture between Torrens Transit, UGL Rail and John Holland.

Fleet

As at March 2020, the fleet consisted of 705 buses. Buses are painted in Adelaide Metro livery. Torrens Transit inherited a fleet of Dennis Dart, MAN NL202, MAN SL202, Volvo B58 articulated and Volvo B59s from TransAdelaide.

Depots

Torrens Transit operates six depots in Edinburgh North, Mile End, Morphettville, Newton, Port Adelaide and St Agnes.