Nettbuss
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Nettbuss AS is the largest bus company in Norway
owned by the Norwegian State Railways
(NSB). It was until 2000 known as NSB Biltrafikk. The company has 14 operating subsidiaries throughout Norway and in Denmark
and Sweden
.
The company has its headquarters in Oslo
with the operations being performed by subsidiaries. The company has about 25% market share in Norway and offers both local and express bus services in addition to tour buses/coaches through Peer Gynt Tours. The corporation has approximately 5,000 employees.
Most of the routes are on contract or public service obligation
(PSO) with the counties
, and in some counties the buses are branded with the counties public transport brand
s, like Ruter
in Akershus
and Kolumbus
in Rogaland
. On some regional high-frequency
routes Nettbuss uses its own brand TIMEkspressen
(the hourly express).
. The first route was from Hell
to Selbu
, known as Selburuta. The company developed a number of routes to supplement train services.
In 1996 the bus division was made a separate limited company
, NSB Biltrafikk AS, wholly owned by NSB. The new company started a vast acquisition of numerous local bus companies in addition to winning public service obligation contracts with some Norwegian counties. In 2000 the company changed its name to Nettbuss. The same year the truck division was sold to the Norwegian Postal Service
.
Among the companies acquired by Nettbuss are:
is owned by Nettbuss while the rest is owned by Fredrikstad
and Hvaler
municipalities. The company operates local buses in Østfold
.
market. In 2006 Nettbuss acquired Partner Bus AS and has merged it into Netbus Denmark. The headquarters are located in Copenhagen
.
and Telemark
, including the city buses in Drammen
. Nettbuss Telemark was merged into Nettbuss Drammen in 2005. The company has its headquarters in Drammen.
, Hedmark
and Oslo
. It has its offices in Lillestrøm
.
, the latest between Nettbuss Møre and Ålesund Bilruter. The company operates a number of routes in the county, including the city buses in Kristiansund
, Molde
and Ålesund
and two express bus routes to Oslo. The company is headquartered in Ålesund.
, Telemark
and Vest-Agder
(from january 2011 also local buses in Kristiansand
). It also owns 73% of Telemark Kollektivtrafikk
that operates PSO routes in Grenland
. The company has its headquarters in Arendal
.
, serving Stjørdal
and Meråker
as well as Hemne og Orkladal Billag
, serving large parts of Sør-Trøndelag
. The company is headquartered in Trondheim
.
. Its headquarters are in Sarpsborg
.
subsidiaries. Headquartered in Stenungsund
, the company operates primarily in Southwestern Sweden in addition to Katrineholm
and Norrköping
. It also owns Stadsbussarna Sverige AB who operates the city buses in Östersund
and Gävle
.
and GoByBus. Routs between cities like Karlstad
, Örebro
, Oslo
, Copenhagen
, Stockholm
and Gothenburg
. Acquired by Nettbuss in 2006, Säfflebussen
changed its name to Bus4you in 2008 and moved its headquarters to Borås
.
is owned 34% by Nettbuss and 66% by Salten Bilruter and was the result of a merge between Nettbuss Helgeland and Salten Bilruters bus division. The company operates local and express bus routes in Nordland
county and has its offices in Bodø
.
was created by a merger between the municipal
Trondheim Trafikkselskap
and private Hemne og Orkladal Billag
. It was then acquired by Nettbuss and the city bus in Trondheim
and Klæbu
kept the name Team Trafikk while the rest of the operations were moved to Nettbuss Møre and Nettbuss Trøndelag. The company also owns the subsidiary Team Verkstedsenter AS that operates three commercial heavy duty workshops. Headquarters lay in Trondheim. In 2011, the company changed its name to Nettbuss Trondheim.
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...
owned by the Norwegian State Railways
NSB
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(NSB). It was until 2000 known as NSB Biltrafikk. The company has 14 operating subsidiaries throughout Norway and in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
The company has its headquarters 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...
with the operations being performed by subsidiaries. The company has about 25% market share in Norway and offers both local and express bus services in addition to tour buses/coaches through Peer Gynt Tours. The corporation has approximately 5,000 employees.
Most of the routes are on contract or public service obligation
Public Service Obligation
In transport, public service obligation or PSO is an arrangement in which a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidies, permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service of public transport for a specified period of time for the given subsidy...
(PSO) with the counties
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, and in some counties the buses are branded with the counties public transport brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
s, like Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
in 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 Kolumbus
Kolumbus
Rogaland Kollektivtrafikk FKF branded Kolumbus is the public transportation administration in Rogaland, Norway and organised as a county agency. The agency is responsible for planning, marketing and organising the public transport in Rogaland, including buses and passenger ferries, but does not...
in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
. On some regional high-frequency
Headway
Headway is a measurement of the distance/time between vehicles in a transit system. The precise definition varies depending on the application, but it is most commonly measured as the distance from the tip of one vehicle to the tip of the next one behind it, expressed as the time it will take for...
routes Nettbuss uses its own brand TIMEkspressen
TIMEkspressen
TIMEkspressen is a coach bus brand used by Nettbuss on 13 routes in Norway. The coaches are usually operated at one hour headway, but some routes have higher frequency in rush hour and lower frequency in the weekends....
(the hourly express).
History
NSB Bilruter was established on 9 November 1925 as part of the Norwegian State Railway to offer supplementary bus services in TrøndelagTrøndelag
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...
. The first route was from Hell
Hell Station
Hell Station is a railway station located in the village of Hell in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and Meråker Line....
to Selbu
Selbu
Selbu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.-General information:...
, known as Selburuta. The company developed a number of routes to supplement train services.
In 1996 the bus division was made a separate limited company
Aksjeselskap
Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...
, NSB Biltrafikk AS, wholly owned by NSB. The new company started a vast acquisition of numerous local bus companies in addition to winning public service obligation contracts with some Norwegian counties. In 2000 the company changed its name to Nettbuss. The same year the truck division was sold to the Norwegian Postal Service
Posten (Norway)
Posten Norge or Norway Post is the name of the Norwegian postal service. The word posten means the post or the mail in Norwegian. The company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications holds a monopoly on distribution of mail throughout the country.-History:Posten was founded...
.
Among the companies acquired by Nettbuss are:
- Drammen og Omegn BusslinjerDrammen og Omegn BusslinjerDrammen og Omegn Busslinjer was a Norwegian bus company operating in Greater Drammen until 1999 when it was sold to Nettbuss because of financial difficulties and renamed Nettbuss Drammen. The company was owned by the municipalities of Drammen, Lier and Nedre Eiker in addition to the county of...
- Fjerdingen BusselskapFjerdingen BusselskapFjerdingen Busselskap was a former Norwegian bus company based in Stjørdal that was bought by NSB Biltrafikk in 1999. The company had about 30 buses and operated in Stjørdal and Meråker. The company was until its merger owned by the Fjerdingen family, and in 1967 the company was taken over by...
- Gardermobussene AS
- Kjell Lindhjems Bilruter
- Orusttrafiken AB (Swedish)
- Peer Gynt Tours
- Sirdalsruta AS
- Team Trafikk ASTeam TrafikkTeam Trafikk is the bus company in Trondheim, Norway and is owned by Nettbuss. The company has 225 buses, 600 employees, a revenue of NOK 270 million and a daily ridership of ca 70,000 passengers. The company receives subsidies from the City of Trondheim for their operations...
- TIMEkspressen Telemark AS
- Øst-Telemark AutomobilselskapØst-Telemark AutomobilselskapA/S Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap is a defunct bus company based in Notodden, Norway. It was taken over by Nettbuss in 1998.In 1997, it launched the TIMEkspressen hourly coach service from Notodden to Oslo. Nettbuss later made this a national brand for its hourly intercity coach services...
- SäfflebussenSäfflebussenGoByBus is a Swedish long distance bus company which runs regular services between the country's major cities...
Operations
Nettbuss has 14 fully owned and two partially owned subsidiaries.Borg Buss AS
50% of Borg BussBorg Buss
Borg Buss is a bus company that operates in Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Hvaler, Norway. The company is owned 50% by Nettbuss and 50% by the municipalities of Fredrikstad and Hvaler....
is owned by Nettbuss while the rest is owned by Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
and Hvaler
Hvaler
Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southwestern part of Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipality is located in Skjærhalden...
municipalities. The company operates local buses in Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
.
Nettbuss Denmark A/S
Nettbuss Denmark is Nettbuss' subsidiary in DanishDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
market. In 2006 Nettbuss acquired Partner Bus AS and has merged it into Netbus Denmark. The headquarters are located in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
Nettbuss Drammen AS
Nettbuss Drammen operates bus services in the counties of BuskerudBuskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
and Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, including the city buses in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
. Nettbuss Telemark was merged into Nettbuss Drammen in 2005. The company has its headquarters in Drammen.
Nettbuss Øst AS
Nettbuss Øst operates local and express buses within the counties of AkershusAkershus
- 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...
, 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...
and 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...
. It has its offices in Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm
' is a city in the municipality of Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. The municipal administration is located in Lillestrøm.Facilities in Lillestrøm include hotels, Norway trade fairs, a brand new cinema, a mall, Lillestrøm torv, restaurants, a high speed commuter train that reaches both Oslo and...
.
Nettbuss Møre AS
Nettbuss Møre is the result of numerous mergers in Møre og RomsdalMøre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
, the latest between Nettbuss Møre and Ålesund Bilruter. The company operates a number of routes in the county, including the city buses in Kristiansund
Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...
, Molde
Molde
is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...
and Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
and two express bus routes to Oslo. The company is headquartered in Ålesund.
Nettbuss Sør AS
Nettbuss Sør operates local and express buses in Aust-AgderAust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....
, Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
and Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
(from january 2011 also local buses in Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
). It also owns 73% of Telemark Kollektivtrafikk
Telemark Kollektivtrafikk
Telemark Kollektivtrafikk is a Norwegian bus company that operates the city buses in Grenland, Telemark. The company holds a public service obligation contract with the County of Telemark for city buses in Porsgrunn and Skien....
that operates PSO routes in Grenland
Grenland
Grenland is a traditional district in the county of Telemark, in the south of Norway. It is composed of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble, Nome, and Siljan. Sometimes the municipalities Kragerø, and Drangedal are considered being part of the area...
. The company has its headquarters in Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
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Nettbuss Travel AS
Nettbuss Travel AS is a company that sells charter bus services to the both consumers and businesses domestically and internationally. Its offices are in Oslo.Nettbuss Trøndelag AS
Nettbuss Trøndelag is the result of the acquisition of Fjerdingen BusselskapFjerdingen Busselskap
Fjerdingen Busselskap was a former Norwegian bus company based in Stjørdal that was bought by NSB Biltrafikk in 1999. The company had about 30 buses and operated in Stjørdal and Meråker. The company was until its merger owned by the Fjerdingen family, and in 1967 the company was taken over by...
, serving Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
and Meråker
Meråker
Meråker is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of Stjørdalshalsen in Stjørdal. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa,...
as well as Hemne og Orkladal Billag
Hemne og Orkladal Billag
Hemne og Orkladal Billag or HOB was a Norwegian transport company based in Kyrksæterøra, Sør-Trøndelag. HOB was founded in 1937 and merged with Trondheim Trafikkselskap in 2001 to form Team Trafikk.-History:...
, serving large parts of Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
. The company is headquartered in 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...
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Nettbuss Østfold AS
Nettbuss Østfold operates local and express buses in ØstfoldØstfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
. Its headquarters are in Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...
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Nettbuss AB
PreviouslyOrusttrafiken, and is one of Nettbuss' SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
subsidiaries. Headquartered in Stenungsund
Stenungsund
Stenungsund is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,067 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast...
, the company operates primarily in Southwestern Sweden in addition to Katrineholm
Katrineholm
Katrineholm is a locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.-Early history:The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there...
and Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
. It also owns Stadsbussarna Sverige AB who operates the city buses in Östersund
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
and Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
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Nettbuss Express AB
Nettbuss Express AB is another of Nettbuss' Swedish subsidiaries. It operates the two express coach brands Bus4YouBus4you
Bus4you is a Swedish long distance bus company that began operations in 2007, in competition with Swebus Express. Bus4you's buses have seating with 35 seats in three-abreast configuration. Each seat is adjustable with a footrest and has a power outlet for use with a laptop or mobile phone charger...
and GoByBus. Routs between cities like Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
, Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
, 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...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. Acquired by Nettbuss in 2006, Säfflebussen
Säfflebussen
GoByBus is a Swedish long distance bus company which runs regular services between the country's major cities...
changed its name to Bus4you in 2008 and moved its headquarters to Borås
Borås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
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SB Nordlandsbuss AS
SB NordlandsbussSB Nordlandsbuss
SB Nordlandsbuss is a Norwegian bus company that operates in Nordland. The company was created in 2002 when Nettbuss Helgeland merged with the bus division of Salten Bilruter. The company is owned 34% by Nettbuss and 66% by Salten Bilruter...
is owned 34% by Nettbuss and 66% by Salten Bilruter and was the result of a merge between Nettbuss Helgeland and Salten Bilruters bus division. The company operates local and express bus routes in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county and has its offices in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
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Nettbuss Trondheim AS (Team Trafikk AS)
Team TrafikkTeam Trafikk
Team Trafikk is the bus company in Trondheim, Norway and is owned by Nettbuss. The company has 225 buses, 600 employees, a revenue of NOK 270 million and a daily ridership of ca 70,000 passengers. The company receives subsidies from the City of Trondheim for their operations...
was created by a merger between the municipal
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
Trondheim Trafikkselskap
Trondheim Trafikkselskap
Trondheim Trafikkselskap or TT was the city public transport company for Trondheim, Norway between 1974 and 2001. It operated both the city buses, and the Trondheim Tramway until 1988. The company was owned by the city council....
and private Hemne og Orkladal Billag
Hemne og Orkladal Billag
Hemne og Orkladal Billag or HOB was a Norwegian transport company based in Kyrksæterøra, Sør-Trøndelag. HOB was founded in 1937 and merged with Trondheim Trafikkselskap in 2001 to form Team Trafikk.-History:...
. It was then acquired by Nettbuss and the city bus in 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 Klæbu
Klæbu
Klæbu is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center is the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu is Tanem.The village of Klæbu is located...
kept the name Team Trafikk while the rest of the operations were moved to Nettbuss Møre and Nettbuss Trøndelag. The company also owns the subsidiary Team Verkstedsenter AS that operates three commercial heavy duty workshops. Headquarters lay in Trondheim. In 2011, the company changed its name to Nettbuss Trondheim.