Boreal Transport

Boreal Norge AS (formerly Veolia Transport Norge AS and Connex Norge AS) is a Norwegian public transport operator. Established as a subsidiary of CGEA Transport in 1999, it operates through its subsidiaries buses, ferries and trams in the counties of Finnmark, Nordland, Rogaland, Sør-Trøndelag and Troms, primarily through the purchase of former monopolists. The company has 2,500 employees and operates ca 920 buses, 34 ferries/ships and 9 trams.

Boreal Norge are operating through the following subsidiaries after a 2016 restructure.

CGEA Transport first established itself in Norway in 1998 with a minor subsidiary named Nordic Bus AS, winning a PSO contract for bus transport in Sande, Vestfold which commenced at the beginning of 1999. The operations traded as Linjebuss, the name of CGEA Transport's operations in the other Nordic countries.

In June 1999, CGEA Transport Norge AS was established as a holding company for the Norwegian operations with headquarters in Stavanger. At the same time they acquired Sokndal Bilruter AS, SOT Trafikk AS and Østerhus Bilruter AS. The cargo department of Østerhus Bilruter was later that year split into Østerhus Transport AS and sold off, while the passenger transport was continued as Østerhus Buss AS.

In March 2000, CGEA Transport Norge changed its name to Connex Norge AS. Nordic Bus changed its name to Connex Øst AS in January 2001, and the again to Connex Buss AS in February 2002. Connex Buss was still responsible for the operations in Eastern Norway, but the offices were moved to Stavanger.

In January 2003, Sokndal Bilruter and SOT Trafikk were merged to become Connex Vest AS, and on 1 April of the same year Connex Norge bought the ferry and bus operator Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap (FFR) from the Finnmark County Municipality.