Rutelaget Askøy–Bergen AS or A–B was a

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and

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operating company that provided services from

Askøy Askøy is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen, which i ...

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. Founded in 1950, it operated a car ferry across the sound, and bus traffic on Askøy and to Bergen. The ferry route was discontinued in 1992 when the

Askøy Bridge The Askøy Bridge () is a suspension bridge that crosses the Byfjorden (Hordaland), Byfjorden between the municipalities of Bergen and Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. It is long and has a main span of . Its span was the longest for any suspen ...

opened. It also operated ferries between Bergen and

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and in Boknafjord. In 1992 the subsidiary Fjord Line was established, providing

cruiseferry A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while ot ...

services from Bergen and

Egersund Egersund is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger (city), Stavanger. The town is situat ...

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. The two companies merged in 1995, and were subsequently bought by

Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag is a Norway, Norwegian company based in Vestland. The company operates a small fleet of ferry, ferries. History BNR It has roots back to 1880 when Lindaas-Masfjorden Dampskibsselskap was created. The company was fou ...

, after a bid from Color Line was found to be too low.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutelaget Askoy-Bergen 1950 establishments in Norway Bus companies of Vestland Ferry companies of Rogaland Ferry companies of Vestland Transport companies established in 1950 1995 disestablishments in Norway Transport in Bergen Askøy Transport companies disestablished in 1955