   adelaide metro is the public transport system of the south australian capital of adelaide and the brand name of the public transport division of the department of planning, transport & infrastructure. it is an intermodal system, with services provided by bus, tram and train throughout the metropolitan area. the services, although contracted to four separate operators, are fully integrated under adelaide metro and share a universal ticketing system, marketing, and common livery and signage. the system has been extensively criticised for being unreliable, late and occasionally missing scheduled stops. ==history== the adelaide metro is a brand introduced in april 2000 following the second round of tenders privatisation of formerly government-operated bus services."adelaide metro introduced" australian bus panorama issue 16/1 august 2000 page 12 previously, the public transport system in adelaide has been known under several names. the state transport authority was formed in 1974, combining the metropolitan rail operations of the former south australian railways commission, and the bus and tram operations of the former municipal tramways trust. adelaide removed all tramlines during the 1960s leaving only the glenelg line. this tramline was extended in 2007 by the department of transport, energy & infrastructure (dtei). in july 1994, the sta was abolished and government public transport services were transferred to transadelaide, a publicly owned corporation. in 1995-96, there was a partial tendering of the bus services. transadelaide retained three contract regions, serco won two contract regions, and hills transit a joint venture between [[australian transit en
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