Sørlandsruta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sørlandsruta AS
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTransport
Founded1951
HeadquartersMandal, Norway
Area served
Agder, Norway
Number of employees
130 (2017)
ParentTorghatten ASA
Websitewww.sorlandsruta.no www.torghatten.no

Sørlandsruta AS is a Norwegian bus company that operates in Western Agder. It was founded in 1951 in a merger of 13 companies.[1] The company has about 100 employees and operates on contract with Vest-Agder Kollektivtrafikk with base in Mandal. The most important route is Kristiansand - Mandal - Farsund - Flekkefjord that operates on a half-hour headway. The company is owned by the holding company Torghatten ASA who also owns Widerøe, Bastø Fosen, Norgesbuss, Trønderbilene and many more companies.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Historie" (in Norwegian). Sørlandsruta. Retrieved January 15, 2018.