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 .
5-469: 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
10-667: The Path Transit banner. This was followed in April 2000 by a contract (Outer South) in Adelaide under the SouthLink banner. At the same time, the Adelaide Hills operation contract was awarded to Transitplus , a joint venture between ATE with TransAdelaide . In April 2005 SouthLink was awarded an additional Adelaide contract (Outer North). In 2010, ATE took full control of the operation of
15-633: The Hills contract, under the SouthLink brand. In July 2011, SouthLink's existing contracts were renewed for eight years. It also operates the LinkSA coach business. In 2012 Grenda Corporation sold its share in the business to the Mountjoy family. Kefford Corporation had previously sold its share. In March 2015, Keolis Downer purchased the business. As a result, ATE's subsidiaries were reorganised to be directly under
20-516: 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 and Victor Harbor regions. As of November 2024, the fleet comprised 156 buses out of four depots, located at Murray Bridge , Goolwa , Nuriootpa (Barossa Valley) and Suttontown (Mount Gambier). Australian Transit Enterprises Australian Transit Enterprises
25-499: Was an Australian operator of bus services in Queensland , South Australia and Western Australia . Australian Transit Enterprises (ATE) was founded in 1995 when Hornibrook Bus Lines proprietor Geoff Mountjoy formed a joint venture with Melbourne bus proprietors; Joe Pulitano, Grenda Corporation and Kefford Corporation . In January 1996 it commenced operating services in Perth under
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