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| Company type | Aktieselskab |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Nuuk, Greenland |
Area served | Nuuk, Greenland |
| Products | Public transport |
Number of employees | 31 |
| Website | www.bus.gl |
Nuup Bussii A/S is a bus company in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, providing public transport services for the city. As of 2014, Nuup Bussii had 31 employees, [1] operating 16 buses with a distinct yellow color, as well as five other small vehicles. [1]
Prior to the establishment of public services, the ground transport in the city was operated by private entrepreneurs. [2] The volatility and alleged unreliability of the services prompted the former Nuuk Municipality to regulate the traffic, and establish a public transportation company, overseen by the municipal authorities. [2] Nuup Bussii was then founded on 26 September 1980. [1] [2] In 2012 the buses transported more than 2 million passengers around the city of Nuuk. [1] Since 2009 Nuup Bussii provides city transport services in Nuuk for the new Sermersooq municipality, [3] linking the town centre with the outlying districts and neighborhoods [4] of Nuussuaq, Qinngorput, as well as Qernertunnguit in Quassussuup Tungaa. [5]
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