Bussen Trafikkselskap

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Bussen Trafikkselskap AS
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTransport
FoundedJanuary 1, 1986
HeadquartersKristiansand, Norway
Area served
Agder, Norway
ProductsLocal bus transport in the Kristiansand area
Number of employees
300 (2007)
ParentTK Brøvig
Websitewww.bussen.no

Bussen Trafikkselskap was a Norwegian bus company that operated the yellow city bus in Kristiansand and surrounding areas Vennesla, Søgne and Songdalen. The company had about 300 employees and operates on contract with Agder Kollektivtrafikk. Nettbuss Sør (blue buses) took over the local buses in Kristiansand 01.01.2011.

History[edit]

The company was founded on January 1, 1986, as the result of a merger between Ruteexpressen, Lillesand og Topdalens Bilruter, Torridalens Bilruter and Vaagsbygdruta and is owned by the holding company TK Brøvig that also owns Vaagsbygdruta and Sørlandsruta.