Blekingetrafiken

Blekingetrafiken is the public transport brand for Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It is not a standalone company but a förvaltning (administrative unit) within Region Blekinge, which serves as the regional public transport authority (regional kollektivtrafikmyndighet) for the county. Its mandate is to ensure good public communications within Blekinge and to and from the region. The brand covers local and regional buses, contracted rail services, and archipelago boat traffic. Bus traffic dominates the network: buses account for more than 70 percent of all journeys made with Blekingetrafiken. In 2017, about 6.75 million bus journeys were made in Blekinge, of which over 4 million were on the city network in Karlskrona. City bus services operate in Karlskrona, Ronneby, Karlshamn and Sölvesborg. Three express bus lines, marketed as Kustbussen, connect the larger towns of Blekinge (except Sölvesborg) and also run to and from Kalmar and Växjö. Regional buses link the municipalities of Blekinge and serve the countryside in each municipality. Blekingetrafiken does not operate its buses itself; it procures the traffic. Unlike most regional public transport authorities, which tender traffic by group of lines, Blekingetrafiken has contracted a single operator for all bus traffic. Since 11 August 2025, Connect Bus AB has been the operator of Blekingetrafiken's bus traffic. Previously, from 18 June 2006 to 10 August 2025, Bergkvara held the contract. The bus fleet is about 70 percent electric buses of the BYD brand; the remaining buses are Setra vehicles running on biodiesel. On rail, Blekingetrafiken's responsibility covers Krösatågen between Karlskrona and Emmaboda, Pågatåg between Karlshamn and Kristianstad, and Öresundståg on the Blekinge coast line towards Skåne and Copenhagen. Blekingetrafiken does not procure the train traffic itself; this is mainly done by neighbouring counties. On water, Blekingetrafiken is responsible for archipelago traffic in the Blekinge archipelago. Year-round services cover the eastern archipelago in Karlskrona, commuter traffic between Sturkö, Hasslö and Trummenäs to and from Trossö, and between Nogersund and Hanö in Sölvesborg Municipality. In summer, archipelago traffic is expanded across Blekinge. The Karlskrona archipelago tours are run by Affärsverken AB and Wisby Marine Consulting, while archipelago traffic in Karlshamn and between Nogersund and Hanö is run by Haglund Shipping. In 2017, about 9.2 million journeys were made with Blekingetrafiken in total. The brand is the public face of regional public transport in Blekinge, with ticketing, timetables and customer information delivered under the Blekingetrafiken name.

Blekingetrafiken is the public transport brand for the regional public transport authority of Blekinge County, Sweden. It is organised as a förvaltning (administrative unit) within Region Blekinge, which is the regional kollektivtrafikmyndighet (regional public transport authority) for Blekinge län. Its remit is to ensure good public communications within Blekinge and to and from the region. The brand covers several transport modes. On rail, Blekingetrafiken's responsibility includes Krösatågen between Karlskrona and Emmaboda, Pågatåg between Karlshamn and Kristianstad, and Öresundståg on the Blekinge coast line towards Skåne and Copenhagen. Blekingetrafiken does not procure the train traffic itself; this is mainly done by neighbouring counties. On water, Blekingetrafiken is responsible for archipelago traffic in the Blekinge archipelago. Year-round services cover the eastern archipelago in Karlskrona, commuter traffic between Sturkö, Hasslö and Trummenäs to and from Trossö, and between Nogersund and Hanö in Sölvesborg Municipality. In summer, archipelago traffic is expanded across Blekinge. The Karlskrona archipelago tours are run by Affärsverken AB and Wisby Marine Consulting, while archipelago traffic in Karlshamn and between Nogersund and Hanö is run by Haglund Shipping. Bus traffic forms the backbone of the network. Buses account for more than 70 percent of all journeys made with Blekingetrafiken. In 2017, about 6.75 million bus journeys were made in Blekinge, of which over 4 million were on the city network in Karlskrona. City bus services operate in Karlskrona, Ronneby, Karlshamn and Sölvesborg. Three express bus lines, marketed as Kustbussen, connect the larger towns of Blekinge (except Sölvesborg) and also run to and from Kalmar and Växjö. Regional buses link the municipalities of Blekinge and serve the countryside in each municipality. Blekingetrafiken does not operate its buses itself; it procures the traffic. Unlike most regional public transport authorities, which tender traffic by group of lines, Blekingetrafiken has contracted a single operator for all bus traffic. From 18 June 2006 to 10 August 2025, Bergkvara was the operator. Since 11 August 2025, Connect Bus AB has been the operator of Blekingetrafiken's bus traffic. The bus fleet is about 70 percent electric buses of the BYD brand; the remaining buses are Setra vehicles running on biodiesel. In 2017, about 9.2 million journeys were made with Blekingetrafiken in total. The brand remains the public face of regional public transport in Blekinge, with ticketing, timetables and customer information delivered under the Blekingetrafiken name.

• Bergkvara begins as operator of Blekingetrafiken's bus traffic

• About 9.2 million journeys made with Blekingetrafiken

• Connect Bus AB becomes operator of Blekingetrafiken's bus traffic, succeeding Bergkvara

Regional public transport brand and authority for Blekinge County, coordinating contracted bus, rail and boat services under one name.

• City bus services

  Local city bus networks in Karlskrona, Ronneby, Karlshamn and Sölvesborg.

• Kustbussen express bus lines

  Three express bus lines connecting larger Blekinge towns (except Sölvesborg) and running to and from Kalmar and Växjö.

• Regional buses

  Buses linking the municipalities of Blekinge and serving the countryside in each municipality.

• Krösatågen (Karlskrona–Emmaboda)

  Contracted rail service between Karlskrona and Emmaboda.

• Pågatåg (Karlshamn–Kristianstad)

  Contracted rail service between Karlshamn and Kristianstad.

• Öresundståg

  Contracted rail service on the Blekinge coast line towards Skåne and Copenhagen.

• Archipelago boat traffic

  Year-round and summer boat services in the Blekinge archipelago, including Karlskrona eastern archipelago, Sturkö–Hasslö–Trummenäs–Trossö, and Nogersund–Hanö.

1. 1Blekingetrafiken – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Blekingetrafiken – Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org
3. 3Blekingetrafiken official websiteblekingetrafiken.se