TIMEkspressen ( in Norwegian) was an intercity coach brand used by Nettbuss on several routes in Norway. The coaches were usually operated at one hour headway, but some routes had higher frequency in rush hour and lower frequency in the weekends.
Several of the routes operated as TIMEkspressen competed directly with commuter and regional trains run by Nettbuss' owner, the Norwegian State Railways, 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. At its peak in 2011, there were fourteen routes. By 2018, only four routes remained. On 14 May 2018, the last routes were transferred to the Nettbuss express brand.
Routes From May 2013, route numbers were preceded by letters "TE". Only major intermediate stops are mentioned.
NumberRouteStart dateEnd dateNotes and historyTE1Notodden - Kongsberg - Drammen - Oslo4 August 19977 January 2018 24-hour service from 16 March 1998 No longer 24-hour service from 3 September 2012 Rebranded as Nettbuss express route NX1 from 8 January 2018TE2Kongsvinger - OsloAugust 199830 April 2016TE3Sarpsborg - Moss - OsloApril 200213 May 2018 Rebranded as Nettbuss express route NX3 from 14 May 2018TE4Hønefoss - Oslo19 August 200230 June 2015 Replaced by Brakar route 200 from 1 July 20155Berger – Svelvik – Drammen – Oslo19 August 200220 December 2003TE5Arendal – Kristiansand24 January 2005November 20136Stjørdal – TrondheimAugust 199917 August 2008 Replaced by route 12TE6Hvaler - Fredrikstad - Råde - Oslo4 November 2008 13 May 2018 Former Oslofjordekspressen (NOR-WAY) Rebranded as Nettbuss express route NX6 from 14 May 20187Støren – Melhus – Trondheim21 October 200217 August 20087Åsgårdstrand – Horten – Holmestrand – Drammen – Oslo19 September 2011December 2012TE8Tjøme – Tønsberg – Oslo11 November 20024 January 2015TE9Mysen - Askim - Oslo20 January 200322 June 2014TE10Vikersund – Drammen – Oslo15 August 200531 December 2014 Replaced by Brakar route 100 between Vikersund and Drammen from 2 January 2015TE11Volda - Ålesund - Molde - Kristiansund1 May 200531 December 201512Orkanger – Trondheim22 August 200517 August 2008 Replaced by new route 1212Stjørdal – Trondheim – Fannrem18 August 200831 December 2011TE14Stavern - Larvik - Sandefjord - Oslo16 January 200627 September 2015 Rebranded as Nettbuss express route NX14 from 28 September 2015TE15Gjøvik - Skreia - Oslo Airport, Gardermoen - Oslo1 May 200830 April 2017 Former Totenekspressen (NOR-WAY) Rebranded as Nettbuss express route NX15 from 1 May 2017
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