Torrens Transit is an Australian bus service operator in

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. It operates services as part of the

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network under contract to the

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. It is a subsidiary of

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History

In April 2000, Torrens Transit began operating the

East–West contract, with 255 buses under contract to the

. In April 2005, Torrens Transit began operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts that had previously been run by

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. In July 2011, Torrens Transit began operating a new eight-year East–West contract, with an optional four-year extension exercisable based on performance criteria. 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. In November 2014, Torrens Transit began operating a new service between the CBD and

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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. In July 2020, Torrens Transit retained its East West, Outer North East and North South contracts, and took over the Outer North contract from

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. All four bus contracts will run for eight years. Its North–South contract was expanded to include the Glenelg tram line and is operated by

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, a joint venture between Torrens Transit,

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and John Holland.

Fleet

As at February 2025, the fleet consisted of 815 buses.Torrens Transit
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, Torrens Transit has supplemented its fleet with five Mercedes-Benz O405s from Harris Park Transport, six Mercedes-Benz OC500LEs from Transport for Brisbane and 17 Iveco Metros.

Depots

Torrens Transit operates seven depots in Edinburgh North, Glengowrie,

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, Morphettville, Newton,

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and St Agnes.

References

External links

Official websiteFlickr gallery
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