Bergen Sporvei

Bergen Sporvei AS
Industry	Public transport
Fate	Merger
Successor	Gaia Trafikk
Founded	1898
Defunct	1999
Headquarters	Bergen, Norway
Products	Bergen Tramway Bergen trolleybus Yellow buses
Parent	Municipality of Bergen

Bergen Sporvei AS was a municipal owned public transport company that operated in Bergen, Norway from 1898 to 1998. The company operated both the Bergen Tramway, Bergen trolleybus and the yellow buses in Bergen.

History

The company was founded as Bergen Elektriske Sporvei in 1898 to operate the tramway that was built in Bergen. After the municipality nationalized the tramway it changed name to Bergen Sporvei. Eventually the company also started operating buses. Both the trams and buses where yellow. In 1965 the tramway was closed and replaced with trolleybuses, also operated by Bergen Sporvei. As a consequence of the municipal merger in Bergen in 1972, Laksevåg Kommunale Rutebilselskap was merged into Bergen Sporvei. After the municipal merger there were a number of bus companies in Bergen, and Bergen Sporvei only retained route permissions within the old municipal borders was well as Laksevåg. In 1998, Pan Trafikk, operating the red suburban buses was merged with Bergen Sporvei, creating the new company Gaia Trafikk.

Bus operators of Norway
Major	Boreal Buss Nettbuss Nobina Norge Norgesbuss Tide Buss Trønderbilene Unibuss
Minor	Aukra Auto JVB Nordlandsbuss Odda Rutebuss Schaus Buss Senja Rutebil Steinkjerbuss Stoklands Bilruter Telemark Bilruter Tinn Billag
Defunct	Rutelaget Askøy–Bergen BNR Bergen Sporvei BorgBuss Bussen Trafikkselskap Bynesruten DOB FFR Fjerdingen Busstrafikk Fosen Trafikklag Frostabussen Gaia Trafikk Gauldal Billag Helgelandske Hemne Orkladal Billag Klæburuten Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap Nordtrafikk Buss NSB Biltrafikk NTS Ofotens Bilruter Oslo Sporveier Pan Trafikk RTB Sporveisbussene Stavanger Buss-Selskap Stenkjær og Namsos Automobilselskap Team Trafikk TIRB Tromsbuss Trondheim Bilruter Trondheim Sporvei Trondheim Trafikkselskap Østerdal Billag ØTA

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