About us
About SouthLink
SouthLink is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer who is Australia’s largest private provider of multi-modal public transport. We are proud to partner with the South Australian Government - Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), delivering a world class bus transport system for Adelaide Hills community.
SouthLink has been operating services in South Australia since 1995. During this period, we’ve provided the people of South Australia a range of services including;
- High quality and reliable passenger transport services in and around Adelaide.
- 'Transport on Demand' services providing communities in Mount Barker, Nairne and Littlehampton with flexible, real-time transport services that adapt to their needs. See www.keoride.com.au for more information.
- For many years, throughout metro and regional South Australia we have carried approximately 3 million passengers every year and maintained a fleet of over 550 vehicles to a high standard ensuring the highest levels of safety and reliability for our passengers.
Today, SouthLink currently operates in the Hills area, serving over 500 passenger trips per day in partnership with DIT.
Keolis Downer is the largest private provider of multi-modal public transport in Australia. With more than 5500+ employees and a presence in five states, Keolis Downer enables 350 million passenger journeys per year. We operate and maintain Adelaide Metro train services, the largest tram network in the world in Melbourne (Yarra Trams), the light rail network on the Gold Coast (G:link), and more than 1,300+ buses in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. We also operate Newcastle’s integrated multimodal network, a first for a private operator in Australia.
We have a unique whole-of-life insight by combining the planning and operating capability of Keolis with the engineering, asset management and rolling stock capabilities of Downer.
Keolis is a global leader in the shared mobility market and a committed partner to public transport authorities around the world. Keolis co-designs safe, smart and sustainable public transport solutions that help to create more attractive places to live and work. Keolis operates all transport modes and develops new forms of shared and customised
mobility to answer local needs. With operations in fifteen countries across five continents, Keolis carries more than 3 billion passengers every year.
Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Downer designs, builds and sustains assets, infrastructure and facilities and has a rich history dating back over 150 years. Downer’s technology and partnerships offer innovative solutions that bring increased availability, improved reliability and reduced costs.
Keolis Downer has a long-term commitment to Australia and New Zealand and aspires to be the partner of choice for public transport authorities by delivering on our commitment to think like a passenger. At the heart of this approach, we work closely with our clients, the community and our customers to understand their objectives. We then work in partnership to deliver a shared vision for a city or region.
Our vision, mission, values
Our Vision
Our Vision is to be the partner of choice for public transport authorities to support the development of more liveable cities and regions.
Our Mission
We operate and integrate all transport modes and co-design mobility solutions that are safe, reliable, sustainable and adapted to the evolving needs of the community. We Think Like a Passenger.
Think Like a Passenger and Zero Harm
Think like a passenger and Zero Harm are the founding principles of our culture, these transpire through all our values.
We strive to make public transport the first choice for our customers, whatever their reason to travel. It is crucial to us that every single customer feels that our service is specially designed for them. Thinking Like a Passenger revolutionises the customer experience. It is structured around three main areas:
