# South Australia's O-Bahn Busway

**URL:** <https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193>\
**Category:** South Australia\
**Tags:** brt\
**Created:** [21 January 2025 10:36 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193 "2025-01-21T10:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2025 10:36 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/1 "2025-01-21T10:36:17Z")

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> The O-Bahn Busway a guided busway from the city to the suburbs.

[![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/afcd22c8f2cd5eca0810c28381652e3600ac6520.jpeg "Adelaide O-Bahn (2018)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozjHHsHt1IE)

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**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2025 10:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/2 "2025-01-21T10:44:05Z")

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Interesting comments in this video - takes up less space in the corridor than heavy rail…

> Official Introduction to the Adelaide O-Bahn by the South Australian Passenger Transport Board. Made about 1988, it covers how the kerb guided busway works, advantages and construction.

[![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/f31fc3c0fb4a76eb51193c52275356e58b56736e.jpeg "Adelaide O-Bahn - Official Introduction including features and advantages (1988)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A5BCbovR9s)

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**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2025 08:21 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/3 "2025-06-11T08:21:21Z")

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**Adelaide O-Bahn Busway Bus Derailment**

[![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/9/9ef9b46c5383dd76fffbc0fc6c393bd40877a785.jpeg "Adelaide O-Bahn to face days-long disruptions | 9 News Australia") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kFJadw-bug)

[![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/8/858902e1f3ccccda239450f7053073edaa28d8dd.jpeg "Major repairs after Adelaide Metro bus careers off O-Bahn track | 7NEWS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maigRVtwIJQ)

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**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2025 09:42 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/4 "2025-06-11T09:42:01Z")

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Yeah saw that. It’s like the bus hit a puddle then flipped on its side.

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**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2025 11:17 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/5 "2025-06-11T11:17:28Z")

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This video shows the development of guided BRT.

The Adelaide O-Bahn guided busway is based on german systems. You can see here a bit of an engineering experiment was carried out to make trams and trolley buses share underground tram tunnels.

The first vehicle that passes through the tunnel is a standard tram. The second is a bus, which stops at the tram platform.

[![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/2/21bed93249da46fb45e8f2cacb0acd1ca786c4a4.jpeg "Kerb guided trolleybus & tram in tunnel & Berliner Platz stn (1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1EQkObn55I)

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**Author:** ![Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/ozbob/32/1784_2.png) [@Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Ozbob)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2026 23:41 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/south-australias-o-bahn-busway/193/6 "2026-01-06T23:41:51Z")

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Bus derails on O-Bahn track at Klemzig

[https://fb.watch/EtlMOJnUCY/](https://fb.watch/EtlMOJnUCY/)