Keolis Norge

Keolis Norge AS

File:Keolis Norge logo.png
File:Bybanen21Januar3.jpg Bergen Light Rail, operated by Keolis Norge.
Formerly called	Fjord1 Partner AS
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Public transport
Founded	29 August 2008
Headquarters	Bergen, Norway
Parent	Keolis
Website	http://keolis.no/

Keolis Norge is the Norwegian subsidiary of Keolis, holding the contract to operate the Bergen Light Rail from 2010 to 2017 in a public service obligation contract with Skyss. The contract has an option for additional two years of service, and is worth NOK 400 million.

History

The company was established in 2008 as Fjord1 Partner AS, a joint venture between Fjord1 Nordvestlandske (49%) and Keolis (51%), with the goal of bidding for the Bergen Light Rail contract.

The contract was announced on 2 April 2009, after Fjord1 Partner had beaten Norges Statsbaner, Tide Bane and Veolia Transport Norge for the contract. The infrastructure and the twelve Variobahn vehicles are owned by Hordaland County Municipality, while the operation subsidies are managed by Skyss, a county agency responsible for all public transport subsidies in Hordaland.

In 2014 Fjord1 sold their shares to Keolis, and the company changed its name to Keolis Norge AS.