Timekspressen

Nettbuss TIMEkspressen

300px A Volvo 9700S coach in the current livery.
Parent	Nettbuss
Commenced operation	4 August 1997
Service area	Norway
Service type	Intercity coach service
Routes	9
Hubs	Oslo
Fleet	Volvo 9700
Website	www.timekspressen.no

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A coach in TIMEkspressen's livery from 2002 to 2010.

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A coach in approximately the original livery from 1997, here on a local route in 2006.

TIMEkspressen (Time Ekspressen means "Hourly Express") is an intercity coach brand used by Nettbuss on 9 routes in Norway. The coaches are usually operated at one hour headway, but some routes have higher frequency in rush hour and lower frequency in the weekends.

Several of the routes operated as TIMEkspressen compete directly with commuter and regional trains run by Nettbuss' owner, the Norwegian State Railway, including on the Kongsvinger Line, the Randsfjord Line, the Trøndelag Commuter Rail, the Vestfold Line and the Østfold Line.

History

The brand was originally started by Øst-Telemark Automobilselskap in 1997 through the company TIMEkspressen Telemark on the route Notodden–Kongsberg–Oslo. In 1998, Nettbuss bought both companies and started developing the brand on other areas served by Nettbuss.

Routes

From May 2013, line numbers are preceded by letters "TE". Only major intermediate stops are mentioned.

Current routes (Updated August 2015)

Number	Route	Operator	Start date	Notes and history
TE1	Notodden - Kongsberg - Drammen - Oslo	Nettbuss Sør	4 August 1997	24-hour service from 16 March 1998 No longer 24-hour service from 3 September 2012
TE2	Kongsvinger - Oslo	Nettbuss Øst	August 1998
TE3	Sarpsborg - Moss - Oslo	Nettbuss Øst	April 2002
TE6	Hvaler - Fredrikstad - Råde - Oslo	Nettbuss Øst	4 November 2008	Former Oslofjordekspressen (NOR-WAY)
TE9	Mysen - Askim - Oslo	Nettbuss Øst	20 January 2003
TE11	Volda - Ålesund - Molde - Kristiansund	Nettbuss Midt-Norge	1 May 2005	Will be discontinued from 1 January 2016.
TE14	Stavern - Larvik - Sandefjord - Oslo	Nettbuss Ekspress	16 January 2006
TE15	Gjøvik - Skreia - Oslo Airport, Gardermoen - Oslo	Nettbuss Øst	1 May 2008	Former Totenekspressen (NOR-WAY)

Former routes

Number	Route	Start date	End date	Notes and history
TE4	Hønefoss - Oslo	19 August 2002	30 June 2015	Replaced by Brakar line 200 from 1 July 2015
5	Berger – Svelvik – Drammen – Oslo	19 August 2002	20 December 2003
TE5	Arendal – Kristiansand	24 January 2005	November 2013
6	Stjørdal – Trondheim	August 1999	17 August 2008	Replaced by line 12
7	Støren – Melhus – Trondheim	21 October 2002	17 August 2008
7	Åsgårdstrand – Horten – Holmestrand – Drammen – Oslo	19 September 2011	December 2012
TE8	Tjøme – Tønsberg – Oslo	11 November 2002	4 January 2015
TE10	Vikersund – Drammen – Oslo	15 August 2005	31 December 2014	Replaced by Brakar line 100 between Vikersund and Drammen from 2 January 2015
12	Orkanger – Trondheim	22 August 2005	17 August 2008	Replaced by new line 12
12	Stjørdal – Trondheim – Fannrem	18 August 2008	31 December 2011