NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Adelaide Metro

The Adelaide Metro is the name for the public transport system of Adelaide, South Australia, governed by the Public Transport Division of the South Australian Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. It is operated by four companies under contract and consists of three modes of transport, buses, trams and trains, with the majority of services operating to and from the Central business district (CBD). Vehicles are typically painted in the yellow/red/blue Adelaide Metro livery to allow easy identification. The system uses a unified system for ticketing, called Metroticket. Image File history File links Adelaidemetro_logo. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... The form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... A typical North American steam train In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ...

Buses

The focus of Adelaide's public transport system is the large fleet of diesel and natural gas powered buses. The majority of services terminate in the Central Business District or at a suburban interchange. Buses get priority on many roads and intersections, with dedicated bus lanes and 'B'-light bus only phases at many traffic lights. Image File history File linksMetadata GrenfellStreet_Adelaide. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GrenfellStreet_Adelaide. ... Bus Only Road Sign in Taiwan (This sign was also for bus lanes, now with a separate sign) Bus Lane Sign in Taiwan A bus (only) lane is a lane on a road restricted to buses, and possibly high occupancy vehicles, bicycles, emergency vehicles or taxicabs. ... Traffic lights will sometimes differ where there are several lanes of traffic. ...

Operators

A Torrens Transit-run bus on the O-Bahn. ... SouthLink is a private public transport company that provides a bus service to southern Adelaide, Australia. ... The Adelaide Hills is part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. ...

Bus System: Features

Go Zones

Many arterial roads leading towards the CBD have several routes servicing them, allowing for high frequency "Go-Zones", with a maximum wait of 15 minutes on weekdays. These are:

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Roam Zones

The Roam Zone concept began operation in the Hallett Cove, Sheidow Park and Trott Park area in September, 2001. At specified times passengers can be dropped off or picked up away from bus stops, taking them to their door (or as near as the bus could get). Having done this, the roaming bus returns to its scheduled route. Roam Zones have bright blue bus stops located throughout. Adelaide Metro now features three Roam Zones:

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TransitLink Services

TransitLink bus services are limited stop express bus routes, operating to and from the city on weekdays.

JetBus Services

JetBus services were introduced in August, 2005. These are direct daily routes that link Adelaide Airport with the city and other key destinations. JetBus routes are: Adelaide International Airport is a fairly large airport facility in West Beach, South Australia, Australia, serving the large city of Adelaide. ...

Limited services run in peak hour from Golden Grove and Elizabeth to the City and return under the JetBus branding, though these do not continue to the Airport. These routes are: Golden Grove, South Australia Golden Grove, storeship on First Fleet to Australia This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... West Beach may be the names of several places: West Beach, South Australia is the suburb of Adelaide, South Australia that includes Adelaide International Airport West Beach, Western Australia Category: ... Glenelg is the name of some places in the world: Glenelg, Scotland, the original place of that name. ... The Adelaide O-Bahn, at Parsons Road, Dernancourt. ... Golden Grove, South Australia Golden Grove, storeship on First Fleet to Australia This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Westfield Marion is the largest shopping complex in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Flinders University, or The Flinders University of South Australia, is a public university in Adelaide. ...

Adelaide Free

Adelaide Free buses are free, wheelchair-accessible circuit routes that service the CBD, daily a week, on two frequent routes: CBD may stand for: Central business district Convention on Biological Diversity Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid from Cannabis sativa (hemp). ...

Direct Cross City Links

O-Bahn Busway

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The Adelaide Metro's most frequented route is the O-Bahn guided busway to Modbury. It is the world's fastest and longest guided busway, with a maximum permitted speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) and a length of 12 km (7.4 miles). It has three stations, Klemzig Station, Paradise Interchange, and Tea Tree Plaza Interchange at the Modbury end. Buses leave the track at Paradise or Tea Tree Plaza to continue services on normal roads, eliminating the need for passenger transfer. The JetBus service from Adelaide Airport uses the O-Bahn and continues to Elizabeth or Golden Grove. Adelaide O-Bahn The guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on Southgate Avenue, Crawley Guided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by external means, usually on a dedicated track. ... Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. ... Klemzig Station is an interchange of the Adelaide O-Bahn, belonging to the Adelaide Metro. ... Paradise Interchange is an interchange of the Adelaide O-Bahn, belonging to the Adelaide Metro. ... View of Tea Tree Plaza Interchange from Smart Road. ... Adelaide International Airport is a fairly large airport facility in West Beach, South Australia, Australia, serving the large city of Adelaide. ...

Trains

See also: Railways in Adelaide, List of Adelaide railway stations Image File history File links AdelaideRail_2. ... Image File history File links AdelaideRail_2. ... TransAdelaide is a public transport company which previously operated the majority of the suburban bus network in Adelaide, Australia and currently operates the suburban train and tram network. ... The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of 5 railway lines and 81 railway stations. ... This is a list of the 81 suburban railway stations in Adelaide, Australia. ...

Adelaide has a large and under-utilised suburban rail network. It is the only diesel suburban network in Australia. It is operated by TransAdelaide and has 94 diesel-electric railcars[1], primarily 3000 Class railcars. TransAdelaide is a public transport company which previously operated the majority of the suburban bus network in Adelaide, Australia and currently operates the suburban train and tram network. ... A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ... TransAdelaideâ€™s 3000 & 3100-class diesel-electric railcars are the backbone of the suburban network The 3000 class railcar is the main workhorse of suburban passenger operations in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

Lines

There are six rail lines, all terminating at Adelaide Railway Station in the CBD, and all broad gauge. They are: Adelaide railway station is the central terminus of the Adelaide railway system. ... Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives awaiting scrapping in 1892 after the conversion to standard gauge. ...

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Trams

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Adelaide once had an extensive tram network, but now just has a single line between the Victoria Square in the CBD and Mosley Square on the beachfront at Glenelg, a distance of 12 km. The line is on roadway in the city from the terminus to South Terrace and to Brighton Road in Glenelg. The majority of the line is on a dedicated corridor though the western suburbs. The Glenelg tramline is a Go-Zone with a guaranteed frequency of one service every 15 minutes between 7.30 and 6.30 pm Monday to Friday and 30 minutes at night and on weekends and public holidays. Stamford Grand and Glenelg foreshore from jetty. ...

There are plans approved to extend the line from Victoria Square to Adelaide Railway Station and further ahead to the University SA CityWest Campus on North Terrace, along with a proposal to replace the Outer Harbour train line with a tram service. There are plans still in the proposal stage to expand on the North Terrace tram line and continue it through Morphett, Currie and Grote streets in the Adelaide CBD. Adelaide railway station is the central terminus of the Adelaide railway system. ...

The line is operated by TransAdelaide from Glengowrie depot. Heritage H-Class trams are used and new Bombardier Flexity Classic low floor trams with vigilance control. Eventually there will be 11 Flexity trams operating on weekdays. H-Class trams operating only on weekends, holidays and special occasions are due to be fitted with vigilance control plus electromagnetic track brakes. TransAdelaide is a public transport company which previously operated the majority of the suburban bus network in Adelaide, Australia and currently operates the suburban train and tram network. ... Bombardier Inc. ... A Flexity Classic tram in Frankfurt. ... Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... A Vigilance control is a device fitted in the driving cab of a railway train to ensure that the driver is alert on the job. ... A Vigilance control is a device fitted in the driving cab of a railway train to ensure that the driver is alert on the job. ... Track brakes are a form of braking unique to railbourne vehicles. ...

Ticketing

The Adelaide Metro ticketing system is uniform and standardised across all modes of transport and all operators. The system is branded as Metroticket. It is an automated system which uses magnetic stripe tickets to encode conditions of ticket validity. The system was developed by Crouzet-SA (France). It was introduced on 27 September 1987. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Passengers are required to insert tickets into validating machines on every bus, train and tram. The machine examines the ticket for time validity and then magnetically encodes and prints the relevant information on them. Information is only printed on the ticket if a new fare is used.

Metrotickets are available in three types, and each are sold at Regular fare, Concession fare, and Student fare ('2-Section' tickets are available only as a Regular fare): In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ...

Singletrip and Multitrip tickets are available as Zone and 2-Section tickets. 'Zone' gives unlimited transfers within two hours of the initial validation; '2-Section' gives travel over two 'sections' (approximately 3 km), with no transfers.

Singletrip and Multitrip tickets are available as all-times and interpeak tickets. 'All-times' gives travel at any time, 'interpeak' between 9.01am and 3.00pm on weekdays (excluding public holidays).

Daytrip tickets give unlimited travel and transfers until 4.30am the following day, with free travel for two children aged under 15 on weekends, public holidays and during school holidays when accompanied by a parent or guardian. The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries, with the exception of the United States where usage differs greatly. ... Several newspapers go by the name of Guardian: The Guardian, a British newspaper founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian, which took its current title in 1959. ...

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