O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit system servicing the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
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18 Facts About O-Bahn Busway
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The O-Bahn system was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen.
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Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway was introduced in 1986 to service the city's rapidly expanding north-eastern suburbs, replacing an earlier plan for a tramway extension.
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The O-Bahn Busway provides specially built track, combining elements of both bus and rail systems.
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Development of the O-Bahn busway led to the development of the Torrens Linear Park from a run-down urban drain into an attractive public open space.
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O-Bahn Busway track is made of concrete; it is elevated from the ground because of the poor quality of alluvial soils along the River Torrens, which frequently move due to their high level of plasticity.
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At the city end, the O-Bahn Busway begins at East Terrace, as an extension eastwards from Grenfell Street into the parklands.
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The O-Bahn Busway enters an 670-metre tunnel, completed in December 2017, which curves from east to north, emerging onto bus lanes in the middle of Hackney Road just north of the intersection with Botanic Road and North Terrace.
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The O-Bahn Busway is officially considered a road, due to a court ruling in the early years of the system's operation.
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Cars entering the O-Bahn Busway are deterred by a large number of signs at entrance points and a sump buster device that rips out a car's sump if it gets onto the track.
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The guide-wheel is the most delicate part of the system and is designed to snap off upon sharp impact; before the O-Bahn Busway was in place, a number of buses were fitted with guide-wheels for their ordinary routes to test their durability.
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O-Bahn Busway follows roughly the Torrens River valley, but with smoother curves.
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Southern O-Bahn Busway proposal attracted the most attention and has been the subject of various studies and Parliamentary Committees as to its viability since 1996.
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An O-Bahn Busway running direct through the region would be able to take advantage of an already large population and the continuing growth in the area.
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One suggested route for an O-Bahn Busway was for an alignment adjacent to the Noarlunga Centre railway line from the city to the Tonsley line.
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Construction of this O-Bahn Busway would require moving the railway track slightly to fit the O-Bahn Busway alongside.
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O-Bahn Busway has caused a clustering of commercial and community development near the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange, as service-providing organisations and businesses have sought to exploit the area's easy accessibility to public transport and the city centre.
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The design of the O-Bahn Busway allows for the installation of overhead wires for trolleybuses.
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