Formerly | Nettbuss AS |
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Company type | State-owned Aksjeselskap |
Industry | Public transport |
Predecessor | NSB Biltrafikk |
Founded | 10 February 2000 |
Headquarters | Oslo , Norway |
Area served | Scandinavia |
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Services | Bus transport |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2006) |
Parent | Vy |
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Website | vy.no |
Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus services in major parts of Norway, it also operates buses in Sweden through subsidiaries.
The company has its headquarters in Oslo with the operations being performed by subsidiaries. The company has about 25% market share in Norway and offers local and express bus services, and tour coaches through Peer Gynt Tours. The corporation has approximately 5,000 employees.
Most of the routes are on contract or public service obligation (PSO) with the counties, and in some counties the buses are branded with the counties public transport brands, like Ruter in Akershus and Kolumbus in Rogaland. On some regional high-frequency routes Nettbuss uses its own brand TIMEkspressen (the hourly express).