Flakk–Rørvik Ferry

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 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) crossing of Trondheimsfjord is performed with the two double-ended ferries MF Fosen and MF Trondheim and operated by Fosen Trafikklag, making 32 crossings each day each at 25 minutes. In 2007, the line had a daily ridership of 1815 people and 2081 vehicles. It is the fourth most trafficked car ferry line in Norway.[1]

Flakk–Rørvik
Ferry at Rørvik
WaterwayTrondheimsfjorden
Transit typeDouble-ended
Route Fv715
CarriesAutomobiles and passengers
TerminalsFlakk
Rørvik
OperatorFosen Trafikklag
Began operation1978
PredecessorSkansen–Vanvikan Ferry
System length7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi)
Travel time25 min
Frequency32 / day
No. of vesselsMF Fosen
MF Trondheim
Daily vehicles2081 (2007)
Connections at Flakk
Bus
Team Trafikk
Road
 Fv715 Fv707
Connections at Rørvik
Road
 Fv715

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.[2]

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.[3] Four bids were presented, with subsidy bids ranging from NOK 33–355 million.[4] Fjord1 MRF won the bid at NOK 32 million less than Fosen Trafikklag.[5]

Fleet

MF Fosen was launched from Fosen Mekaniske Verksted on 12 May 1989. The 87-metre (285 ft) long ship has a capacity of 105 cars and 315 people.[6]

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.

References
  1. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (2008). "Ferjestatistikk 2007" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (2006-12-02). "Autopass fjerner ikke køene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. Fosna-Folket (2007-07-13). "Flakk - Rørvik legges ut på anbud" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. Norwegian Public Roads Administration (2007-11-29). "Fire Ferjeanbud" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  5. Adresseavisen (2008-04-22). "Fosen Trafikklag fratatt konsesjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  6. Fosen Trafikklag. "Fartøy" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

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