Transit Systems NSW, previously known as Transit Systems Sydney, is a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of
Transit Systems
Transit Systems Group is an Australian-based public transport company, which also operates overseas through its subsidiary Tower Transit Group. Transit Systems Group is a subsidiary of the Kelsian Group, formerly SeaLink Travel Group.
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History
In November 2012,
Transit Systems
Transit Systems Group is an Australian-based public transport company, which also operates overseas through its subsidiary Tower Transit Group. Transit Systems Group is a subsidiary of the Kelsian Group, formerly SeaLink Travel Group.
History
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was awarded a contract by
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Government transport services and roads List of New South Wales government agencies, agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW ...
to operate
region 3 bus services in
Western Sydney, taking over services operated by
Busabout,
Hopkinsons,
Metro-link and
Westbus. Transit Systems also took over route T80 on the
Liverpool–Parramatta T-way from
Western Sydney Buses. Operations commenced on 13 October 2013.
On 1 July 2018, Transit Systems took over the operation of
region 6 from
State Transit on an eight-year contract operating services in the
Canterbury-Bankstown,
Eastern Suburbs,
Inner West,
North Shore and
St George
Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the R ...
regions.
In December 2022, after a tendering process, Transit Systems successfully retained region 3 and was additionally awarded the services in region 13, which would be consolidated into region 3. The new contract for the combined region began on 6 August 2023, with region 13 services taken over from
Transdev NSW. The seven-year contract will expire on 30 November 2030.
In addition to region 3, in February 2023, Transit Systems was awarded the contract for region 2, which includes region 15 consolidated into region 2. The new contract for the combined region 2 began on 8 October 2023, with services taken over from
Interline Bus Services and
Busabout.
The region 2 contract will expire on 28 June 2031.
Depots
Transit Systems operates out of three depots in Region 2 in
Bradbury,
Macquarie Fields and
Smeaton Grange, four depots in Region 3 in
Bankstown
Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre ...
,
Hoxton Park,
Smithfield and
South Granville, and four in Region 6 in
Burwood,
Kingsgrove
Kingsgrove is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is south-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the Local government in Australia, local government areas of the City of Canterbury-Banksto ...
,
Leichhardt and
Tempe.
Fleet
As of April 2025, Transit Systems NSW operates a fleet of 1239 buses with 119 of them being electric. Many of these buses were inherited from other operators such as
Westbus,
Metro-link Bus Lines
Metro-link Bus Lines is an Australian bus charter company operating services in South-Western Sydney, South West Sydney.
History
Metro-link Bus Lines was established in November 1954 when the Oliveri family, trading as Oliveri Transport Servi ...
,
Hopkinsons, Interline, Busabout, Transdev and State Transit when Transit Systems took over their operations.
References
External links
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Bus transport in Sydney
Bus companies of New South Wales
Transport companies established in 2013
Australian companies established in 2013