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Transport in Adelaide

Main South Road at the northern end of the Southern Expressway during morning peak (looking south), closed to south-bound traffic. This has now changed.
Two trams on King William Street, one of which is travelling to Hyde Park (left), circa 1909.

The metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia is served by a wide variety of transport. Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, it forms a hub for east–west and north–south routes. The road network includes major expressways such as the Southern Expressway, the South Eastern Freeway, the Port River Expressway, the Northern Expressway and the South Road Superway. The city also has a public transport system managed by Adelaide Metro, consisting of a contracted bus system including the O-Bahn Busway (a guided busway), six metropolitan railway lines, and the Glenelg-Adelaide-Hindmarsh Tram. According to a study conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Adelaide has the highest passenger vehicle travel to work (84%) and the second lowest proportion of people walking to work (2.9%)–something that is being combated by the South Australian government in an effort to increase citizen ridership and use of public transport.[1]

  1. ^ "Australian Social Trends". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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