Kystekspressen
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| Private | |
| Industry | Ship transport |
| Founded | 27 April 1994 |
| Headquarters | Trondheim, Norway |
| Revenue | 66 million kr |
| Owner |
Fosen Trafikklag (51%) Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (49%) |
| Website | www.kystekspressen.no |
Partsrederiet Kystekspressen ANS branded as Kystekspressen or the Coast Express is a shipping company that operates passenger ferry services between Trondheim and Kristiansund, Norway. Three ships are used on the route, that includes the branch lines Trondheim–Sula and Sistranda–Halten. It had 343,510 passengers in 2005.
Kystekspressen was launched on 6 June 1994 to take over operations of the fast ferries between Trondheim and Kristiansund. Until then, the services had been operated by Fosen Trafikklag in Sør-Trøndelag and by Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar in Møre og Romsdal. The company was organized as a joint venture, and a through route between Trondheim and Kristiansund was established. The company had five ferries: Hertugsbusssen, Agdenes, Lauparen and Ternen were used in regular service, while Kongsbussen was reserve. Hertugsbussen was sold in 1996. In 2002, the two new ferries Mørejarl and Ladejarl were delivered; the rest of the fleet was sold, except Agdenes that was kept as a reserve as well as serving the route to Sula. The company is owned 51% by Fosen Trafikklag and 49% by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (former Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar), with Fosen Trafikklag responsible for operations.
Since January 2008 the two main ferries have had wireless Internet access on board, in a solution provided from Telenor. From 1 October 2008, the public transport digital ticketing system t:kort has been valid on Kystekspressen. In 2008, the company announced that they wanted to reduce the speed to save diesel usage, but the county municipalities said no to the proposal that would increase travel time by 20 minutes.
MS Ladejarl and MS Mørejarl operate between the Pier Terminal in Trondheim and Kristiansand in 3:15 hours, with intermediate stops in Lensvik, Hysnes, Brekstad, Leksa, Sandstad, Kjørsvikbugen, Edøya and Ringholmen. Three daily serves are provided. MS Agdenes operates the route to Sula. The service receives subsidies from Møre og Romsdal County Municipality and Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality.
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