Nobina wins traffic contracts for Västtrafik worth close to SEK 4 billion

Nobina has won tenders for traffic contracts for Västtrafik. The contracts comprise traffic of around 250 buses and run for a period of eight years, with the option for additional two years. The estimated total value is close to SEK 4 billion over the contract period. Through the new traffic contracts Nobina will be responsible for city, region and express bus traffic in Skaraborg, starting in June 2014, and city traffic in Borås starting in August 2014.

The contract award notice from Västtrafik means that Nobina maintains the responsibility for public transport by bus in Skaraborg and will take over the traffic in Borås. The tender outcome may be appealed until June 29th.

- We are very pleased with the trust to continue operating the bus traffic in Skaraborg and likewise to start up new traffic in Borås. The successful tender outcome increases our contract portfolio and strongly contributes to compensate for expiring contracts during the coming year, says Ragnar Norbäck, President and CEO of Nobina.

In connection with the traffic start in Skaraborg, Nobina will invest in around 100 new buses, while the traffic in Borås mainly will be run with buses provided by Västtrafik. The new traffic contracts include strong environmental focus with biogas and RME buses.

For more information, please contact:
Ingrid Håkanson, IR Manager, telephone +46 (0)8-410 650 51

The Nobina group is the largest bus passenger transport company in the Nordic region. The operations include contractual regional traffic in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, as well as independently operated interregional traffic through Swebus. The Nobina group has annual sales in excess of SEK 7 billion, operates 3,500 buses and, with more than 260 million passenger journeys per year, and is one of the major passenger transport companies in northern Europe. For more information, please see www.nobina.com.

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