Tromsbuss Explained

Tromsbuss AS was a bus company with operations in Tromsø Municipality, Karlsøy Municipality, and Balsfjord Municipality, in Troms county, Norway. The company had a contract with Troms county municipality to provide transportation services. The company was a subsidiary of TIRB, that is controlled by Hurtigruten Group.[1] In 2008, Tromsbuss was merged with TIRB and Ofotens Bilruter to form .

History

Bus transport in Tromsø started in 1946 by the municipal owned ferry company Tromsøya Buss- og Ferjeselskap. After the Tromsø Bridge opened in 1960 the company withdrew from ferry transport and changed its name to Tromsbuss.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Om Tromssbuss . Tromsbuss . 2008-07-09 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20080405224347/http://tromsbuss.no/Tromsbuss/Selskapet/OmTromsbuss/ . 2008-04-05.
  2. Web site: Et tilbakeblikk . Tromssbuss . 2008-07-09 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20080403072857/http://tromsbuss.no/Tromsbuss/Selskapet/EtTilbakeblikk/ . 2008-04-03.