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Adelaide Central Bus Station
Adelaide Central bus station is Adelaide's main bus station for Intercity bus service, intercity coach services. It is located on Franklin Street, Adelaide, Franklin Street. History Terminal 1 of the Adelaide Central bus station was opened in September 1969 on the corner of Franklin Street, Adelaide, Franklin and Bowen Streets. It was built by City of Adelaide, Adelaide City Council in conjunction with Ansett Pioneer, Pioneer Tours and a consortium of nine near-country operators. In October 1971, Terminal 2 opened for use by 16 operators including Greyhound Australia, Greyhound, Stateliner, Premier Roadlines and Stateliner. Over the years, there were various proposals to rebuild the bus station, including relocating it to Adelaide Parklands Terminal. In 2004, Adelaide City Council released a plan to redevelop the coach station. The new station with 39 apartments and a carpark above opened in December 2007, with the SeaLink Travel Group appointed to manage the station. Part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Street, Adelaide
Franklin Street is a main street in the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. Extent Franklin Street terminates at its western end at West Terrace, Adelaide, West Terrace. The eastern end merges into the northern edge of Victoria Square, Adelaide, Victoria Square and continues across King William Street, Adelaide, King William Street as Flinders Street, Adelaide, Flinders Street.Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands. History The street was named on 23 May 1837 in honour of John Franklin, Arctic explorer and Governor of Tasmania. Rev. James Maughan founded the Methodist New Connection in Flinders Street, which as of 1922 was the Central Mission. The Maughan Uniting Church, built in 1965, was demolished in 2016. 2011 redevelopment< ...
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Adelaide Advertiser
''The Advertiser'' is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 , National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of Keith Murdoch in the 1950s, and the full ownership of in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), a subsidiary of |
Transport Infrastructure Completed In 1969
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airway (aviation), airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, train station, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesla Supercharger
The Tesla Supercharger network is an electric vehicle fast charging network built and operated by American vehicle manufacturer Tesla, Inc. The Supercharger network was introduced on September 24, 2012, as the Tesla Tesla Model S, Model S entered production, with five sites in California. , Tesla operates a network of over 7,000 Supercharger stations with over 65,800 connectors. The network is primarily deployed in three regions: Asia Pacific (over 2,800 stations), North America (over 2,800), and Europe (over 1,300). Superchargers can currently output as much as 325 kilowatts (kW) on currently deployed stations with plans to 500 kW in the future. Usage is typically billed by the energy consumed during charging. To discourage loitering, fees may be charged to customers who remain plugged in after charging has been completed. Technology Tesla typically places Superchargers near major highways at locations with amenities for drivers, such as restrooms, resta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grote Street
Grote Street is a major street running east to west in the western half of Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It is on the northern border of Chinatown and the Adelaide Central Market, and is a lively centre for shopping and restaurants. The historic Her Majesty's Theatre is located here. History The street, laid out as part of Colonel Light's city plan in 1837, was named after George Grote, an English classical historian and supporter of Robert Gouger. Churches The original St Patrick's Church, Adelaide's first Catholic church, was built from around 1845 on what is now Gray Street. It was the principal place of worship for Catholics until St Francis Xavier's Cathedral opened on Wakefield Street in 1858. A much larger building, designed by Woods Bagot, was built between 1912 and 1914, and still stands today, on the corner of Gary Street. The original church building was demolished in 1959. A chapel was built on the northern side of Grote Street at the eastern end for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the Adelaide area, around the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal passenger transport, intermodal system offering an integrated network of Buses in Adelaide, bus, Glenelg tram, tram, and Railways in Adelaide, train services throughout the metropolitan area. The network has an annual patronage of 79.9 million, of which 51 million journeys are by bus, 15.6 million by train, and 9.4 million by tram. The system has evolved heavily over the past fifteen years, and patronage increased dramatically during the 2014–15 period, a 5.5 percent increase on the 2013 figures due to electrification of Seaford railway line, frequented lines. Adelaide Metro began in 2000 with the privatisation of existing government-operated bus routes. Services are now run by two private operators and united with common ticketing systems, marketing, liveries and signage under the supervision of the state government's Department for Infrastructu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V/Line
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates Regional rail, regional passenger rail and Intercity bus service, coach services in the Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five Commuter rail, commuter routes and eight Inter-city rail, long-distance services from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne. It also provides coach bus services across Victoria and into New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. In addition, V/Line is responsible for the maintenance of the Victorian freight and passenger rail network outside of the areas managed by Metro Trains Melbourne and the Australian Rail Track Corporation. The V/Line brand was introduced after the split-up of Victorian Railways, VicRail in 1983, and has been used by all successive operators of the state's regional public transport network. Until 1999, when its freight operations were privatised, V/Line Freight was also a governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a regional train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and into Australian Capital Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria (state), Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary services are spread across five major rail lines, operating out of Central railway station, Sydney, Sydney. NSW TrainLink was formed on 1 July 2013 when RailCorp was restructured and CountryLink was merged with the intercity services of CityRail. Announced in May 2025, following extensive negotiations, it has been agreed that Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink will become one entity during the life of the new three-year enterprise agreement pending membership approval. History In May 2012, the Minister for Transport (New South Wales), Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian announced a restructure of RailCorp. On 1 July 2013, NSW TrainLink took over the operation of regional rail and coach services previously operated by Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LinkSA
LinkSA is a regional bus operator in South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer, and is a separate business to its sister company SouthLink, which operates Adelaide Metro buses in metropolitan Adelaide. History LinkSA was founded in 2008 when Australian Transit Enterprises purchased Barossa Valley Coaches and merged it with its Murray Bridge Passenger Services. In March 2015, it was included in the sale of Australian Transit Enterprises to Keolis Downer. In October 2023, LinkSA was awarded new eight-year contracts to continue operating bus services in Barossa, Fleurieu, Northern Adelaide Hills and Mount Gambier, with the potential to be extended to 2035. The new contracts began on 1 October that year. It operates services in the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Mid Murray, Murraylands The Murraylands is a geographical region of the Australian state of South Australia (SA); its name reflects that of the river running through it. Lying due east of South Australia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Line Australia
Grey (more frequent in British English) or gray (more frequent in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash, and of lead. The first recorded use of ''grey'' as a color name in the English language was in 700 CE.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196 ''Grey'' is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, while ''gray'' is more common in American English; however, both spellings are valid in both varieties of English. In Europe and North America, surveys show that gray is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color. Etymology ''Grey'' comes from the Middle English or , from the Old English , and is related to the Dutch and Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefly Express
Firefly Express is an Australian interstate coach operator. History Firefly Express' origins can be traced back to 1966 when Frank Bono and George Sita purchased route 406 Footscray, Victoria, Footscray to East Keilor from Barnes Buslines. In 1968 Bono took full control. In August 1974 route 504 Moonee Ponds to Clifton Hill, Victoria, Clifton Hill was purchased, being sold in December 1975. In November 1986 Firefly commenced operating an overnight Melbourne to Sydney service. In July 1987 route 406 was sold to CDC Melbourne, Westrans and the Melbourne charter licences of VIP Express purchased. In December 1987 a daylight service was introduced between Melbourne and Sydney but did not become a permanent feature. In September 1988 an overnight Melbourne to Adelaide service commenced. In 2008, Firely entered a codeshare agreement with Greyhound Australia for the Adelaide service.Late News Items ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 24/4 December 2008 page 58 In 2008 Firefly commenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation Council Of South Australia
The Conservation Council of South Australia, also known as Conservation SA and Conservation Council SA, is an environmental organisation serving as a Peak organisation, peak body, representing over 50 member groups, representing over 90,000 individual members, in the state of South Australia. Description The Council is an independent, non-profit and strictly non-party political organisation, established to "give a voice to the growing environmental challenges that face us and the emerging solutions showing the way to the future". It informs the public and government on key environmental issues and participates in government and community processes that seek to restore and protect the natural environment. The Council liaises with Private industry, industry, government departments, Trade union, unions, community organisations and all Political parties of Australia, political parties. By nominating individuals to sit on government committees such as the Environment Protection Author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
