The Flakk–Rørvik Ferry is an

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county,

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. The line is part of Norwegian County Road 715, which connects the

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with the city of

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. The crossing of

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is performed with the two - three double-ended ferries; MF Lagatun, MF Munken, which are Hybrid Electric, and MF Trondheim and operated by FosenNamsosSjø, contracted by the Public Transport Operator of

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. The Crossing takes 25 Minutes, and has a length of 7,4 Km.

History

The ferry line was created in 1978 when it replaced the Skansen–Vanvikan Ferry from 1955, that operated from downtown Trondheim. In 2005, the line was the first ferry to take into use the electronic toll collection system

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used on most

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s in Norway. In 2007, the

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has made the line subject to public service obligation (PSO), the first contract to be valid from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2018 with requirements to operate three

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ferries. Four bids were presented, with subsidy bids ranging from NOK 33–355 million.

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won the bid at NOK 32 million less than Fosen Trafikklag. In 2016 a new contract was awarded to FosenNamsosSjø by AtB to operate the crossing from 2019.

Fleet

MF ''Trondheim'' was launched from Fosen Mekaniske Verksted on 17 December 1992. The long ship has a capacity of 124 cars and 315 people. MF Lagatun was launched from Myklebust Verft in 2018, and is 107,5 metres long and has a capacity of 130 cars and 399 people. MF Munken, the sister vessel of MF Lagatun was also launched from Myklebust Verft in 2018, and is 107,5 metres long and has a capacity of 130 cars and 399 people.

References

https://www.adressa.no/pluss/okonomi/2018/12/01/Her-er-de-nye-ferjene-p%C3%A5-sambandet-Flakk-R%C3%B8rvik-17981640.ece http://www.fosennamsos.no/flakk-rorvik/category2688.html https://www.adressa.no/pluss/okonomi/2018/12/01/Her-er-de-nye-ferjene-p%C3%A5-sambandet-Flakk-R%C3%B8rvik-17981640.ece

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Schedules
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