Nobina secures contract for bus services in Linköping — electric bus initiative
Nobina has been awarded a ten-year contract by Östgötatrafiken to operate and work jointly to develop bus services in Linköping, both city and regional transport services. The agreement is worth approximately SEK 2.6 billion and involves 87 scheduled buses. The contract includes an initiative using electric-powered articulated buses, new routes and more frequent services.
Traffic is scheduled to start on 15 June 2020. About 15 of the city buses in Linköping will be electric-powered articulated buses. The remaining buses used in city and regional transport will operate on biogas. All of the buses will be equipped with Wi-Fi, digital information screens and USB sockets. The contract is a major investment in public transport, entailing a production increase of 30 per cent. It includes new routes and more frequent services.
“We are proud that Östgötatrafiken has extended its confidence in us to develop and operate bus services in Östergötland. We will work together so that more people will choose to travel by public transport. The contract will also allow Nobina to share and expand our expertise in complete solutions for electric bus services,” says Henrik Dagnäs, CEO of Nobina Sweden.
The award decision can be appealed until 11 February 2019.
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About Nobina
Nobina is the largest and most experienced public bus transport service provider in the Nordic region. The company’s expertise in prospecting, tendering and active management of public bus transport contracts in combination with long-term delivery quality makes Nobina the industry leader in terms of profitability, development and initiatives that promote a healthier industry. Every day, Nobina ensures that close to one million people arrive at work, school or other activities by delivering contracted public bus transport services in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In addition, Nobina offers special public transport services under the brand Samtrans in the Swedish market. The company has sales exceeding SEK 9 billion (2017/18), more than 11,000 employees, and is headquartered in Solna, Stockholm. For more information, see Nobina’s website: www.nobina.com