Munkegata Terminal was the main
bus station
A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is l ...
in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
until August 2019. The main bus terminal is now located in
Prinsenkrysset.
All buses to and from Trondheim, with the sole exception of the
Airport Express Bus and
TrønderBilene
TrønderBilene AS is a bus company operating in Trøndelag, Norway. As of 2009, it has 324 employees and 238 buses, and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates both coach, bus, charter and school routes, as well as some truck and garag ...
stopped at the terminal, that is located on the streets of Munkegata and Dronningens gate on
Trondheim Torg in
Midtbyen. The terminal also housed the corporate offices of
Team Trafikk
Team Trafikk AS was the bus company in Trondheim, Norway, since 2002 owned by Nettbuss. The company had 225 buses, 600 employees, a revenue of NOK 270 million and a daily ridership of ca 70,000 passengers in 2005. The company received subsidies ...
, the city bus company in Trondheim until June 2018.
The terminal was divided into four sections each direction on Munkegata and two sections each direction on Dronningens gate. Each bus route stopped at a consequent stop in each direction, making it possible to manage a terminal that is two blocks long. One of the stops served regional buses from
Gauldal Billag
Gauldal Billag is a Norwegian bus operator operating in the municipalities of Røros, Holtålen and Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag. The company also operates express buses to Trondheim and Oppdal and cooperates with Østerdal Billag on a NOR ...
,
Klæburuten
Klæburuten was a Norwegian bus company located in Trondheim. It operated the regional buses in Klæbu and to Trondheim in addition to the Airport Bus from Trondheim to Trondheim Airport, Værnes.
The bus company operated 26 daily buses between ...
,
Nettbuss
Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus services in major parts of N ...
and
NOR-WAY Bussekspress.
At
Trondheim Central Station
Trondheim Central Station ( no, Trondheim sentralstasjon) or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city centre, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running so ...
there is also a bus station, but this only serves regional- and express buses in addition to some city buses. Before 1961 the
Trondheim Tramway
The Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is the world's most northerly tramway system, following the closure and dismantling of the Arkhangelsk tramways in Russia. It consists of one 8.8-km-long line, the Gråkallen Line, running from St. Ol ...
went through Munkegata, but was moved to go down Prinsens gate instead of
aesthetical
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reasons. The present tram stop for
Gråkallbanen stops two blocks away at
St. Olav's Gate.
References
Buildings and structures in Trondheim
Bus stations in Trøndelag
Trondheim Tramway stations
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