Hedmark Trafikk
Encyclopedia
Hedmark Trafikk FKF is the public transport
administration for bus
transport in Hedmark
, Norway
and owned by the county administration. The company plans, markets and organises the public transport in Hedmark, but does not operate any buses itself. Instead it issues contracts to operating companies based on negotiated contracts.
All buses operated on contract for Hedmark Trafikk are uniformly painted yellow and Hedmark Trafikk takes care of marketing and customer relations for the bus companies. The companies that operate for Hedmark Trafikk are Østerdal Billag
, Nordtrafikk
, Norgesbuss
, Nettbuss
and Åmot og Engerdal Bilselskap.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
administration for 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...
transport in Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
, 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...
and owned by the county administration. The company plans, markets and organises the public transport in Hedmark, but does not operate any buses itself. Instead it issues contracts to operating companies based on negotiated contracts.
All buses operated on contract for Hedmark Trafikk are uniformly painted yellow and Hedmark Trafikk takes care of marketing and customer relations for the bus companies. The companies that operate for Hedmark Trafikk are 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...
, Nordtrafikk
Nordtrafikk
Nordtrafikk is a Norwegian bus, ferry, truck and ambulance operator owned by Veolia Transport Norway. The company operates bus routes in Harstad , Lofoten, Salten, Trysil and Vesterålen, ferry transport in Lofoten and Vesterålen in addition to ambulance services for Northern Norway Regional Health...
, 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...
, Nettbuss
Nettbuss
Nettbuss AS is the largest bus company in Norway owned by the Norwegian State Railways . It was until 2000 known as NSB Biltrafikk. The company has 14 operating subsidiaries throughout Norway and in Denmark and Sweden....
and Åmot og Engerdal Bilselskap.