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Klæburuten as
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransport
Founded1923 in Klæbu
HeadquartersTrondheim, Norway
Area served
Trøndelag, Norway
Key people
Inger Johanne Keiseraas (CEO)
ProductsBus operation
Websitewww.klaburuten.no
A Klæburuten Airport Bus in Trondheim

Klæburuten is a Norwegian bus company located in Trondheim. It operates the regional buses in Klæbu and to Trondheim in addition to the Airport Bus from Trondheim to Trondheim Airport, Værnes.

The bus company operates 26 daily buses between Trondheim and Klæbu. In Trondheim buses stop both at Trondheim Central Station and Munkegata. The Airport Bus is operated at 15 minutes headway between the airport and town, with stops at most major hotels in town.[1] In total the company has 10 city buses, 11 charter coaches and 21 airport coaches.

History

The company started out in 1923 when Arnt Krokum started Krokum Bilruter. The company started with one bus, then added a second in 1924. In 1945 the company started a bus service for Braathens S.A.F.E between Trondheim and Lade Airport and Hommelvik Seaplane Base. In 1948 the company was converted to a limited company and four years later the company started a bus service to Trondheim Airport, Værnes on contract with Scandinavian Airlines System. The company started with charter trips in the 1950s, and still has the same three main activities and still has only one dominant owner.[2]

References

  1. ^ Klæburuten. "Historikk". Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  2. ^ Team Trafikk (2006). Rutehefte for Trondheim og Klæbu. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)