Nettbuss
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| Nettbuss AS | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Area served | Norway, Denmark, Sweden |
| Key people | Arne Veggeland (CEO) |
| Industry | Bus transport |
| Products | TIMEkspressen, Peer Gynt Tours |
| Revenue | NOK 2,991 million (2005) |
| Net income | ▲ NOK 83 million (2005) |
| Employees | 5,000 (2006) |
| Parent | Norwegian State Railways |
| Subsidiaries | 14 |
| Website | http://www.nettbuss.no |
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. In total 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 brands, like Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk in Akershus and Kolumbus in Rogaland. On some regional high-frequency routes Nettbuss uses its own brand TIMEkspressen (the hourly express).
[edit] History
NSB Bilruter was established on November 9, 1925 as part of the Norwegian State Railway to offer supplementary bus services in Trøndelag. 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 aquasition 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:
- Drammen og Omegn Busslinjer
- Fjerdingen Busselskap
- Gardermobussene AS
- Kjell Lindhjems Bilruter
- Orusttrafiken AB (Swedish)
- Peer Gynt Tours
- Sirdalsruta AS
- Team Trafikk AS
- TIMEkspressen Telemark AS
- Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap
- Säfflebussen
[edit] Operations
Nettbuss has 14 fully owned and two partially owned subsidiaries.
[edit] Borg Buss AS
50% of Borg Buss is owned by Nettbuss while the rest is owned by Fredrikstad and Hvaler municipalities. The company operates local buses in Østfold.
[edit] Netbus Denmark AS
Netbus Denmark is Nettbuss' attempt to enter the Danish market. In 2006 Nettbuss acquired Partner Bus AS and has merged it into Netbus Denmark. The headquarters are located in Copenhagen.
[edit] Nettbuss Drammen AS
Nettbuss Drammen operates bus services in the counties of Buskerud and Telemark, including the city buses in Drammen. Nettbuss Telemark was merged into Nettbuss Drammen in 2005. The company has its headquarters in Drammen.
[edit] Nettbuss Lillestrøm AS
Nettbuss Lillestrøm operates local and express buses within the counties of Akershus, Hedmark and Oslo. It has its offices in Lillestrøm.
[edit] Nettbuss Møre AS
Nettbuss Møre is the result of numerous mergers in Møre og Romsdal, 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.
[edit] Nettbuss Ringerike AS
Nettbuss Ringerike operates local and express bus routes in Buskerud and Oppland. In addition it is responsible for bus services at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The company has its offices in Hønefoss.
[edit] Nettbuss Sør AS
Nettbuss Sør operates local and express buses in Aust-Agder, Telemark and Vest-Agder. It also owns 73% of Telemark Kollektivtrafikk that operates PSO routes in Grenland. The company has its headquarters in Arendal.
[edit] Nettbuss Travel AS
Nettbuss Travel AS, also braded as Peer Gynt Tours, is a leisure travel company that sells charter bus trips domestically and internationally. Its offices are in Oslo.
[edit] Nettbuss Trøndelag AS
Nettbuss Trøndelag is the result of the acquisition of Fjerdingen Busselskap, serving Stjørdal and Meråker as well as Hemne og Orkladal Billag, serving large parts of Sør-Trøndelag. The company is headquartered in Trondheim.
[edit] Nettbuss Vest AS
Nettbuss Vest is the result of a merger between Nettbuss Vest AS, Bjerkreim Bilselskap and Sirdalsruta as of 2006. The company operates an express bus between Stavanger and Kristiansand as well as local traffic in Rogaland on PSO contracts under the brand name Kolumbus as well as routes in Sirdal after agreements with Aust-Agder Kollektivtrafikk. The company has its offices in Stavanger.
[edit] Nettbuss Vestfold AS
Nettbuss Vestfold operates school, local and express bus services in the city of Tønsberg in Vestfold. The company has its offices in Drammen.
[edit] Nettbuss Østfold AS
Nettbuss Østfold operates local and express buses in Østfold. Its headquarters are in Sarpsborg.
[edit] Orusttrafiken AB
Orusttrafiken is Nettbuss' Swedish subsidiary with headquarters in Stenungsund. The company operates primarily in Southwestern Sweden in addition to Katrineholm and Norrköping. It also owns part of the city buses in Östersund as well as KR-Trafik AB, Norrlands largest bus company.
[edit] SB Nordlandsbuss AS
SB Nordlandsbuss 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.
[edit] Team-Trafikk AS
Team Trafikk was created by a merger between the municpal Trondheim Trafikkselskap and pravate 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.
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