Kristiansand Bus Terminal (Kristiansand Rutebilstasjon) is the main
bus terminal
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serving
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...
, Norway. It has
bus lines to many places, including
Oslo
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and
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
. The bus terminal is located next to
Kristiansand Station and the city harbor. It was built between 1960 and 1965.
New terminal
In 2017, Kristiansand municipality hosted a competition for architects to draw a new building to replace the old and outdated building from 1960.
Asplan Viak's suggestion 'Natteravnen' was chosen as the winner, and construction was started in 2018 with plans to complete the new building by late 2019. PK Entreprenør from
Søgne
Søgne is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it was merged with the municipalities of Songdalen and Kristiansand into the "new" Kristiansand municipality in what is now ...
are responsible for building the new terminal. The existing building will be demolished when the new is completed, and replaced by a small park and green-spaces.
Platforms
Source:
Bus lines from Rutebilstasjonen
Bus lines from Vestre Strandgate & H. Wergelandsgate
Night bus lines
References
Bus stations in Norway
Transport in Kristiansand
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