Large passenger growth on the boat between Knarvik and Bergen – Nordhordland

“The boat takes 180 passengers, and there is spare capacity on all departures.” It is stated in a note from Skyss.

The paper originated as a result of the Conservative politician Nils Martin Aadland, Deputy Mayor of Meland, wanted to get an overview of traffic developments on the route that was created on 2 January 2014 Printer BA.

20 percent up

As shown in the table below, traffic growth from 2014 to 2015 at just over 20 percent.

The maximum number of passengers onboard one trip is 142. On average there are between 96 and 110 passengers on the busiest departures.

Here is an overview of the number of passengers on the boat lines. The figures for November and December last year was not clear when the note was submitted.

Month	2014	2015
January	7389	8839
February	6422	8513
March	6836	8942
April	5553	8800
May	7831	7842
June	7765	8442
July	0	0
August	6438	8048
September	10,267	11,945
October	9957	12,462
November	9653	0
December	6388	0
Avg	7682 rating	9315 rating
SOURCE: Skyss.

boat service has four departures from Nordhordland Bergen in the morning and two in the afternoon. From Bergen to Nordhordland goes three trips in the morning and three in the afternoon.

– There has to be a much more pleasant way to travel than to sit in line for Vågsbotn every day, said Captain Nils Borge M / S Fjord Cat when the route was opened.

Although the tickets are a good deal more expensive for this route than if you had taken the bus at the same stretch, do not boat service by itself.

Skipper MS “Fjord Cat “Nils Borge (left), here with Officer Arnulf Bie entering Byfjorden against Strandkaien. (Photo: TOM Hjertholm )

Receiving subsidies

This one boat service is subsidized by about 10 million a year.

That is the 84,500 journeys were made in 2014 was subsidized by 118 public kroner each.

In comparison, the trip to a bus passenger in Bergen center subsidized with two crowns and fifty cents.

– Yes, the boat is a reasonable costly transport, says Conservative Nils Marton Aadland.

Yet he is one of those who fight hardest for the county to spend even more money on speedboats. He believes that when the use goes up, as it does on this stretch, there is an argument in itself.

– Rush hour fee and higher tolls will make the boat gets its renaissance, and when the use goes up, the need for subsidies less, says Aadland.

Nils Marton Aadland (H), mayor of Meland (Photo: TODAY Bjorndal )

Have no obstacles

The boat takes about 20 minutes from Frekhaug kai to Strandkaien, during rush hour. Route time for a bus over the double, but both it and the cars use anything from 30-40 minutes to over an hour on the same stretch of the unpredictable rush hour traffic.

– The boat is our light rail. It has no obstructions and passes accurately. I believe that speed boats will be even more in demand in the future. What remains is to find more environmentally friendly solutions for the boats, said Aadland.