Keolis Downer Northern Beaches

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches[1] is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 8 on the Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches under contract to Transport for NSW. Its headquarters are located at Brookvale Bus Depot.[2]

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches
ParentKeolis Downer
Commenced operation31 October 2021
HeadquartersBrookvale Bus Depot
LocaleSydney
Service areaLower North Shore
Northern Beaches
Depots3
Fleet400
Websitewww.kdnorthernbeaches.com.au

History

In October 2019, the Government of New South Wales announced that the bus operations of State Transit were to be contracted out to the private sector.[3] In May 2021, Keolis Downer was awarded the contract to operate Sydney Bus Region 8.[4] Keolis Downer Northern Beaches (KDNB) commenced operating on 31 October 2021 with its contract to run for eight years.[5] KDNB operate 400 buses out of Brookvale, Mona Vale and North Sydney depots.[6]

References
  1. Historical details for ABN 39 621 012 717 Australian Business Number
  2. "There's a new bus operator in town!". Keolis Downer. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. New bus contracts to drive improved services Transport for NSW 24 October 2019
  4. New Bus Operator to Electrify Fleet Transport for NSW 28 May 2021
  5. Keolis Downer secures Northern Beaches bus contract Keolis Downer 28 May 2021
  6. Keolis Downer $900 Million Sydney North Bus Contract Australasian Bus & Coach 28 May 2021
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