Buslink


Buslink is a bus operator providing services in Alice Springs, Darwin, Jabiru and Humpty Doo. It is the largest operator in the Northern Territory. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
It also used to operate bus services in other Australian states and territories until these operations were rebranded to CDC in March 2020.

History

Buslink was formed in May 1988 when Darwin operator Ace Bus Service purchased the business of Matilda Tours from Ansett Trailways and merged both operations under the Buslink brand with a fleet of 25 buses.
In 1990 Buslink began operating services from Casuarina to Darwin and Palmerston previously provided by Darwin Bus Service. In July 1992 Buslink took over the Alice Springs services previously provided by Alice Bus Company.
In 1994 the Katherine school services of Travel North were purchased with six buses. In July 2007 Shuker Bus Service was purchased.
Buslink also operate school bus services in Queensland under the Buslink Queensland brand and hold a 50% shareholding in Buslink Vivo.
In February 2017 Buslink took over Murton's City Bus of Broken Hill. In November 2018 Buslink was purchased by ComfortDelGro Australia.
On 1 March 2020, Buslink Sunraysia and Buslink Broken Hill was rebranded CDC Mildura and CDC Broken Hill respectively.

Operations

As of March 2020, Buslink can be split into the following operations:
Buslink also used to operate::
Buslink operates in Northern Territory as Buslink Northern Territory or Buslink Vivo.
Buslink Northern Territory operates half of Darwin's services under the Darwinbus brand as well as services in Alice Springs under the ASBus banner. It also operates buses in Jabiru.
Buslink also operated employee bus services in Darwin as a joint venture with Transdev called Buslink Vivo. The bus service ceased in July 2019.

Queensland

Buslink operates in Gladstone and on the Sunshine Coast as Buslink Queensland.

New South Wales

Buslink operated in Broken Hill as Buslink Broken Hill, taking over Murton's City Bus in February 2017. It was rebranded as CDC Broken Hill in March 2020.

NSW/Victoria border

Buslink operated in Mildura and Wentworth as Buslink Sunraysia. It operated as a partnership with Transit South West, an operator in Victoria. The operation was previously known as Sunraysia Bus Lines. It was rebranded as CDC Mildura in March 2020.

Fleet

As at January 2018 the fleet consisted of 583 buses. Fleet livery is white with blue signwriting.