Fosen Trafikklag is a company operating bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

es and ferries

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 in Trøndelag

Trøndelag

Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. The region is, together with Møre og Romsdal, part of a larger...

 and Østlandet

Østlandet

Eastern Norway or Austlandet ) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold, Akershus, Oslo , Buskerud, Oppland and Hedmark....

 in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. In total the company has approximately 750 vehicles and 16 ships, though numerous of them operate by subsidiaries.

The company is owned by Torghatten ASA

History

The company was founded on December 14, 1957 as a merger between seven bus and ferry companies in Trøndelag. The seven companies included Hevne Dampskibsselskap (founded 1885), Uttrøndelag Dampskibsselskap (1889), Fosen Aktie Dampskibsselskab (1904), Fosenhalvøya Billag (1937), Fosen Dampskipsselskap (1950) and Trondheimsfjorden Fosenferja (1955).

In 1993 the company moved to its new terminal, Pirterminalen

Pirterminalen

The Pier Terminal is a ferry terminal and bus station located at Brattøra in the centre of Trondheim, Norway. Fosen Trafikklag operates fast ferries across the fjord to Vanvikan, as well as Kystekspressen to Kristiansund and Sula. Team Trafikk serves the terminal with several routes by city bus...

 at Brattøra

Brattøra

Brattøra is an artificial island in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located at the mouth of the river Nidelva just north of the city centre , west of Nyhavna, and south of Trondheimsfjord. There is a canal that divides the mainland from what is now the island of...

 in downtown Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

, and in 1994 the passenger ferries moved there too. In 1996 Fosen got the concession to operate Norway's second largest car ferry line between Moss

Moss

Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

 and Horten

Horten

is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....

 in the Oslo Fjord through the subsidiary Bastø Fosen

Bastø Fosen

Bastø Fosen AS is a shipping company that operates the Moss–Horten Ferry, the most trafficked ferry route in Norway. The company, which operates the three ferries MF Bastø I, MF Bastø II and MF Bastø III, carried 1.3 million cars and 2.5 million passengers in 2006...

. In 1999 the company bought 66% of TrønderBilene

TrønderBilene

TrønderBilene AS is a bus company operating in Trøndelag, Norway. As of 2009, it has 324 employees and 238 buses, and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates both coach, bus, charter and school routes, as well as some truck and garage services. The areas of operation are Innherred,...

 from the Nord-Trøndelag county municipality

Nord-Trøndelag county municipality

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils...

. The next year the bus division of Fosen was sold to TrønderBilene. Between 2000 and 2003 the company also bought Norgesbuss

Norgesbuss

Norgesbuss AS is a Norwegian bus company that operates in Akershus and Oslo. Norgesbuss has 450 buses, 1,100 employees and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates on public service obligation contracts with Ruter, in addition to the Airport Express with the franchise NOR-WAY Bussekspress...

, operating buses in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 and Akershus

Akershus

- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

 and the ferry company Innherredsferja

Innherredsferja

Innherredsferja AS was a Norwegian ferry operator in the Trondheimsfjord in Nord-Trøndelag county. It operated the Levanger–Hokstad Ferry between the town of Levanger and the island of Ytterøya, and the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry between Inderøy and Mosvik...

 in 2004.

Bastø Fosen AS

Bastø Fosen

Bastø Fosen

Bastø Fosen AS is a shipping company that operates the Moss–Horten Ferry, the most trafficked ferry route in Norway. The company, which operates the three ferries MF Bastø I, MF Bastø II and MF Bastø III, carried 1.3 million cars and 2.5 million passengers in 2006...

 operates the ferries between Horten and Moss in the Oslo Fjord. The company has three ferries, 130 employees and a revenue of NOK 180 million. Offices are located at Kolbotn

Kolbotn

Kolbotn is the centre of Oppegård, Norway. The population is about 6,000.Kolbotn has several elementary schools, four middle schools and a high school.The Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone formed there in 1986....

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Berg-Hansen

The mother company owns two travel agencies

Travel agency

A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...

 in the Berg-Hansen franchise

Franchising

Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....

, located in Trondheim and Brekstad

Brekstad

Brekstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjord. It is about south of Uthaug and about west of Austrått and Ottersbo....

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Cafés

The mother company also operates cafés at ferry terminals

Ferry slip

A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water....

 and onboard ferries. This division has 70 employees and a revenue of NOK 68 million.

Norgesbuss AS

Norgesbuss

Norgesbuss

Norgesbuss AS is a Norwegian bus company that operates in Akershus and Oslo. Norgesbuss has 450 buses, 1,100 employees and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates on public service obligation contracts with Ruter, in addition to the Airport Express with the franchise NOR-WAY Bussekspress...

 operates bus services in Oslo and Akershus

Akershus

- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

 for the respective counties. The company also operates express bus

Express bus

An express bus service is a bus service that is intended to run faster than normal bus services between the same two commuter points....

es and airport coaches. The company has 478 vehicles, 853 employees and a revenue of NOK 472 million.

Shipping Midt-Norge

The ferries in Trøndelag are operated by the mother company. This division has 13 ships, 130 employees and a revenue of NOK 175 million.

TrønderBilene AS

Fosen Trafikklag ownes 66% while Nord-Trøndelag county municipality ownes the remaining 34% of the company. TrønderBilene is responsible for all the groups bus transport in Trøndelag and operates with concession from the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag county municipality

Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 25 upper secondary schools. It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural...

. TrønderBilene has 265 vehicles, 309 employees and a revenue of NOK 212 million. The offices are located in Levanger

Levanger

Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...

. TrønderBilene ownes 39% of Gauldal Billag

Gauldal Billag

Gauldal Billag is a Norwegian bus operator operating in the municipalities of Røros, Holtålen and Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag. The company also operates express buses to Trondheim and Oppdal and cooperates with Østerdal Billag on a NOR-WAY express bus between Trondheim and Oslo. The company has...

 that again ownes Østerdal Billag

Østerdal Billag

Østerdal Billag is a Norwegian bus operator operating in Østerdalen in Hedmark. The company also operates in cooperates with Gauldal Billag on a NOR-WAY express bus between Trondheim and Oslo. The company has its headquarters in Tynset. The company was founded in 1973 as a merger between 23 local...

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