Fjord1 Partner

Fjord1 Partner AS
Type Joint venture
Industry Transport
Founded 2009
Headquarters Bergen, Norway
Parent Keolis (51%)
Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (49%)

Fjord1 Partner AS is a joint venture between Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (49%) and Keolis (51%) that that holds the contract to operate the Bergen Light Rail from 2010 to 2017 in a public service obligation contract with Skyss. The contract has an option for additional two years of service, and is worth NOK 400 million.[1][2]

The contract was announced on 2 April 2009, after Fjord1 Partner had beat Norges Statsbaner, Tide and Veolia for the contract.[1] The infrastructure and the twelve Variotram vehicles are owned by Hordaland County Municipality, while the operation subsidies are managed by Skyss, a county agency responsible for all public transport subsidies in Hordaland.

References

  1. ^ a b Skyss (2 April 2009). "Fjord1 Partner skal køyre Bybanen" (in Norwegian) (pdf). http://www.skyss.no/upload/pressemeldingar/PM_Skyss_Bybanen_tildeling_20090402.pdf. Retrieved 2 April 2009. 
  2. ^ Railway Gazette International (3 April 2009). "Keolis to operate Bergen light rail line". http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//keolis-to-operate-bergen-light-rail-line.html. Retrieved 14 April 2009.