The Sagvåg–Siggjarvåg Ferry was an
automobile ferry
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, Trailer (vehicle), trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their o ...
which connected the island communities of
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Svortland. Other villages in Bømlo includ ...
and
Stord
Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural ...
. The route was operated by
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD) and ran between
Siggjarvåg on Bømlo to
Sagvåg
Sagvåg is a village in Stord municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest coast of the island of Stord, about west of the town of Leirvik. The Stord Airport, Sørstokken lies about northwest of Sagvåg. ...
on Stord. In 2000 the ferry transported 254,325 vehicles and 534,259 passengers.
[Hauge (2001): 131]
The route was started by Ole Folgerø Holm and Halvard Halderaker with the ferry ''Peik'' between Sagvåg and
Rubbestadneset. The following year, a stop at Siggjarvåg was included. With a new ferry, ''Aspøy'', in 1957, the ferry could take a single car. This ferry remained in use until 1960. From 1 November 1962, the route was taken over by HSD, and the following year a new quay was built at Siggjarvåg. The last ferry to operate was MF ''Ølen'', which had a capacity for 73 cars and 310 passengers. The ferry was terminated on 30 April 2001 with the opening of the
Triangle Link
The Triangle Link ( no, Trekantsambandet) is a fixed link with three branches that connects the islands of Stord and Bømlo to each other and to the mainland at Sveio, Norway. It consists of the underwater Bømlafjord Tunnel from Sveio to the i ...
.
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Car ferry lines in Vestland
Bømlo
Stord