Flakk–Rørvik Ferry

Flakk–Rørvik
Ferry at Rørvik
WaterwayTrondheimsfjorden
Transit typeDouble-ended
Route Fv715
CarriesAutomobiles and passengers
TerminalsFlakk
Rørvik
OperatorFosen Trafikklag
AuthorityNorwegian Public Roads Administration
Began operation1978
PredecessorSkansen–Vanvikan Ferry
Travel time25 min
Frequency32 / day
No. of vesselsMF Lagatun, MF Munken, MF Trondheim
Daily vehicles2081 (2007)
Connections at Flakk
Bus
Bus
Line 450, (Rissa/Råkvåg/Hasselvika - Trondheim S), Line 350 (Osen/Åsen/Åfjord - Trondheim S), Line 75 (Spongdal - Trondheim S), Line 76, (Spongdal -Flakk)
Road
Road
 Fv715 Fv707
Connections at Rørvik
Road
Road
 Fv715

The Flakk–Rørvik Ferry is an automobile ferry in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line is part of Norwegian County Road 715, which connects the Fosen peninsula with the city of Trondheim. The crossing of Trondheimsfjord is performed with the two - three double-ended ferries; MF Lagatun, MF Munken, which are Hybrid Electric, and MF Trondheim and operated by FosenNamsosSjø, contracted by the Public Transport Operator of Trøndelag, AtB. The Crossing takes 25 Minutes, and has a length of 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) running between Rørvik in Indre Fosen Municipality and Flakk in Trondheim Municipality.

History

The ferry line was created in 1978 when it replaced the Skansen–Vanvikan Ferry from 1955, that operated from downtown Trondheim. In 2005, the line was the first ferry to take into use the electronic toll collection system AutoPASS used on most toll roads in Norway.[1]

In 2007, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has made the line subject to public service obligation (PSO), the first contract to be valid from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2018 with requirements to operate three liquefied natural gas ferries.[2] Four bids were presented, with subsidy bids ranging from NOK 33–355 million.[3] Fjord1 MRF won the bid at NOK 32 million less than Fosen Trafikklag.[4] In 2016 a new contract was awarded to FosenNamsosSjø by AtB to operate the crossing from 2019.

Fleet

MF Trondheim was launched from Fosen Mekaniske Verksted on 17 December 1992. The 97-metre (318 ft) long ship has a capacity of 124 cars and 315 people.

MF Lagatun was launched from Myklebust Verft in 2018, and is 107,5 metres long and has a capacity of 130 cars and 399 people.

MF Munken, the sister vessel of MF Lagatun was also launched from Myklebust Verft in 2018, and is 107,5 metres long and has a capacity of 130 cars and 399 people.

References

  1. ^ Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (2006-12-02). "Autopass fjerner ikke køene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. ^ Fosna-Folket (2007-07-13). "Flakk - Rørvik legges ut på anbud" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. ^ Norwegian Public Roads Administration (2007-11-29). "Fire Ferjeanbud" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Adresseavisen (2008-04-22). "Fosen Trafikklag fratatt konsesjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.

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