LinkSA

LinkSA
ParentKeolis
Commenced operation2008
Service areaAdelaide Hills
Barossa Valley
Mid Murray
Murraylands
Victor Harbor
Service typeBus services
AllianceSouthLink
Fleet211 (November 2025)
Websitewww.linksa.com.au

LinkSA is a regional bus operator in South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Keolis.

History

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LinkSA was founded in 2008 when Australian Transit Enterprises purchased Barossa Valley Coaches and merged it with its Murray Bridge Passenger Services operation.[1][2] In March 2015, it was included in the sale of Australian Transit Enterprises to Keolis Downer.[3]

In June 2016 it took over the Goolwa to Adelaide via via Victor Harbor route from Premier Stateliner.[4] In November 2017 Goolwa Bus & Coach was purchased with 28 vehicles and depots in Goolwa and Seaford.[5][6]

In October 2023, LinkSA commenced operating new eight-year contracts to continue operating bus services in the Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula, Northern Adelaide Hills and Mount Gambier, with the potential to be extended to 2035.[7][8][9]

Services

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LinkSA operates services in the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Mid Murray, Murraylands and Victor Harbor regions.[10]

Fleet

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As of November 2025, the fleet comprised 211 buses.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Home LinkSA
  2. ^ South Australian Regional Operator LinkSA Australian Bus issue 43 January 2011 page 13
  3. ^ Operator ATE Sold Australasian Bus & Coach 11 March 2015
  4. ^ Australian Bus Panorama issue 32/2 September 2016 page 35
  5. ^ Link SA Expands Again Australian Bus Panorama issue 33/5 March 2018 page 15
  6. ^ SA regional bus operations change hands Australian Bus issue 87 May 2018 page 8
  7. ^ LinkSA retains regional bus contracts and expands its footprint in South Australia Keolis Downer 9 October 2023
  8. ^ New bus company The Border Watch 9 October 2023
  9. ^ LinkSA retains and expands bus footprint in South Australia Australasian Bus & Coach 12 October 2023
  10. ^ Bus Routes LinkSA
  11. ^ Link SA Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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