Founded | May 1988 |
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Headquarters | Berrimah |
Service area |
Alice Springs Darwin Humpty Doo Sunshine Coast, Queensland Broken Hill Mildura |
Service type | Bus services |
Depots | 3 |
Fleet | 167 (June 2016) |
Chief executive | Mick Hannon |
Website | www.buslink.com.au |
Buslink is a bus operator providing services in Alice Springs, Darwin and Humpty Doo. It is the largest operator in the Northern Territory.
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 January 2017 Buslink will take over Murton's City Bus of Broken Hill.
Buslink operate half of Darwin's services under the Darwinbus brand as well as services in Alice Springs under the ASBus banner.
As at June 2016 the fleet consisted of 167 buses. Fleet livery is white with blue signwriting.