Tromsbuss
Norwegian bus company
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Tromsbuss AS was a bus company with operations in Tromsø Municipality, Karlsøy Municipality, and Balsfjord Municipality, in Troms county, Norway. The company had a contract with the Troms county municipality to provide transportation services. The company was a subsidiary of TIRB, that is controlled by Hurtigruten.[1] In 2008, Tromsbuss was merged with TIRB and Ofotens Bilruter to form Cominor.
History
Bus transport in Tromsø started in 1946 by the municipal-owned ferry company Tromsøya Buss- og Ferjeselskap. After the Tromsø Bridge opened in 1960, the company withdrew from ferry transport and changed its name to Tromsbuss.[2]
