Unibuss

Unibuss AS

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Transport
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Oslo, Norway
Revenue	NOK 1,278,000,000 (2010)^[1]
Operating income	NOK 50,000,000 (2010)^[1]
Parent	Sporveien
Website	www.unibuss.no

Unibuss, formerly known as Nexus Trafikk and Sporveisbussene AS, is a Norwegian bus company group that operates from Oslo, Norway. It is a subsidiary of the municipal transportation group Sporveien, and was created in 2003 so the company could compete for the public service obligation (PSO) contracts that Oslo was to operate the bus system through. Unibuss has about 1600 employees, 650 buses and a revenue of NOK 1278 million in 2010.^[1]

Organization

Unibuss has two subsidiaries, namely the coach company Unibuss Tur (formerly known as Sporveisbussenes Turbiler and Unibuss Ekspress) and the express coach company Unibuss Ekspress. The latter operate airport buses between Oslo and Moss Airport Rygge (Rygge-Ekspressen), Oslo and Sandefjord Airport Torp (Torp-Ekspressen), and Trondheim and Trondheim Airport Værnes (Værnes-Ekspressen), in addition to express routes between Oslo and Trondheim, and Oslo and Kristiansand/Stavanger.

The transfer of routes to Unibuss has been criticized among other things because the employees in Nexus Trafikk have worse pension conditions than in Sporveisbussene.^[2] This was an inevitable move, as all bus transport in Oslo and Akershus is tendered and Unibuss had to adhere to the same tariffs as its competitors in order to be competitive.

Operation

Most of the current contracts specify Euro V emission standards, with most of the buses adhering to the EEV standard. Two Volvo hybrid buses were added in 2010.

Unibuss has won several of the contracts in Oslo, which are awarded by the Oslo Public Transport Administration, in addition to contracts with Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk in Akershus.^[3]

The company has since become subject to the new entity Ruter that covers both counties. Unibuss also operate buses in two areas of Vestfold.

References

1 2 3 "Årsrapport 2010" (PDF). Unibuss AS. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
↑ Erling Folkvord. "Privat forslag til Oslo bystyre fra Erling Folkvord på vegne av RV" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-02-10.
↑ Oslo Sporveier. "Om AS Sporveisbussene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-02-10.

External links

(Translation of title:) "Unibuss-chief: I became very disappointed — did not think that possible corruption-scandal was particularly grave"

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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