Kystekspressen

Infobox Company
name = Partsrederiet Kystekspressen ANS

type = Private
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foundation = 27 April 1994
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location_city = Trondheim
location_country = Norway
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industry = Ship transport
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revenue = NOK|66 million
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owner = Fosen Trafikklag (51%)
Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (49%)
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homepage = [http://www.kystekspressen.no www.kystekspressen.no]
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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. [cite web |url=http://www.kystekspressen.no/index.php?c=3&kat=Selskapsinformasjon&p=1| |title=Selskapsinformasjon |author=Kystekspressen |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian]

ervice

The company started operation on 6 June 1994, as a joint venture between Fosen Trafikklag (51%) and Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar (49%, now Fjord1 Nordvestlandske), to operate ferry traffic between the two counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. Fosen Trafikklag is responsible for the management of operations. [cite web |url=http://www.kystekspressen.no/index.php?c=14&kat=Historie&p=1| |title=Historikk |author=Kystekspressen |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian] MS "Ladejarl" and MS "Mørejarl" operate between Pirterminalen in Trondheim and Kristiansand in 3:15 hours, with intermediate stops in Lensvik, Hysnes, Brekstad, Leksa, Sandstad, Kjørsvikbugen, Edøy and Ringholmen. Three daily serves are provided. MS "Agdenes" operates the route to Sula. [cite web |url=http://www.kystekspressen.no/index.php?c=12&kat=RUTETABELLER&pSelRoute=3 |title=Rutetabeller |author=Kystekspressen |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian]

Since January 2008 the two main ferries have had wireless Internet access on board, in a solution provided from Telenor. [cite web |url=http://www.fosna-folket.no/incoming/article1020955.ece |title= Trådløst nettverk på Kystekspressen |author=Fosna-Folket|date=2008-01-31 |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian] From 1 October 2008 the public transport digital ticketing system will be valid on Kystekspressen. [cite web |url=http://www.tkort.no/ |title=Velkommen til t:kort |author=Trafikanten Midt-Norge |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian] The service receives subsidies from Møre og Romsdal county municipality and Sør-Trøndelag county municipality. 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. [cite web |url=http://www.hitra-froya.no/incoming/article1058550.ece |title= Sa nei til lavere fart |author=Hitra-Frøya |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian]

Fleet

MS "Mørejarl" and MS "Ladejarl" are identical sister ships built at Fjellstrand Yard in 2002. Owned by Kystekspresen the two aluminium-hull catamarans operate the Trondheim–Kristiansund route, with a capcity of 276 passengers and a crew of four or five. They are named for Rognvald Eysteinsson, Earl of Møre and the six Earls of Lade that ruled regions of Norway during the Viking Age.cite web |url=http://www.kystekspressen.no/index.php?c=13&kat=Fart%F8y&p=1| |title=Fartøy |author=Kystekspressen |accessdate=2008-07-07 |language=Norwegian]

MS "Agdenes" was built at Harding Yard in 1991. Owned by Fosen Trafikklag it serves the Sula route, in addition to being on reserve for the other routes. She is a aluminum-hull catamaran that can carry 210 passengers and has a crew of four.

References

External links

* [http://www.kystekspressen.no Offical site]