Buses in Malmö

The Malmö city bus network serves the city of Malmö and its surrounding area with 16 routes. City buses have operated in Malmö since 1927, supplementing and eventually supplanting the city's tram network. Buses continue to serve as the primary means of transport within the city, despite an expansion of intracity train services during the 2010s.

Malmö City Buses
Mercedes Benz Citaro G operating on Line 2
Service areaMalmö Municipality
Routes16
OperatorNobina on behalf of Skånetrafiken

The system is part of the Skånetrafiken transit authority, which contracts Nobina to provide drivers and vehicles.[1]

History
See also: Trams in Malmö
A bus in Malmö in 1929

City buses in Malmö were originally operated by City of Malmö's Tramways (MSS), who acquired their first bus in 1927. With the closure of the last sections of tram network in the early 1970s, responsibility for and operation of city buses were moved to the municipal agency Malmö Lokaltrafik (ML). In 1993 the right-wing municipal government sold ML to Linjebuss, which was then contracted by Länstrafiken Malmöhus to operate city bus services.[2] When Skånetrafiken was formed from the traffic operators of Malmöhus and Kristianstad counties following their mergers into Skåne County, city buses in Malmö became part of Skånetrafiken, with the "ML Green" becoming the colour of city buses throughout Skåne.

On December 9, 2018 the first fully electric buses began operating services in Malmö, when Line 7 received new battery-powered vehicles.[3] In 2021 electric service was further expanded, with larger battery-powered buses being introduced on more lines. Skånetrafiken has set a goal for every bus in Malmö to be electric by 2030.[4]

Routes
A fully electric bus operating the ring line, Line 3
Primary lines
NumberRoute
1Elinegård–Kristineberg
2Kastanjegården–Malmö C
3Ring line
4Bunkeflostrand–Segevång
5(MEX) Stenkällan–Västra hamnen
6Klagshamn–Toftanäs
7Svågertorp–Ön
8(MEX) Lindängen–Västra hamnen
9Ön–Värnhem
10Svågertorp–Malmö C
'Plus' lines
NumberRoute
31Lindängen–Mellersta hamnen
32Käglinge–Norra Hamnen
34Sibbarp–Bernstorp
35Kvarnby–Gustav Adolfs torg
37Jägersro–Kvarnby by
47Stranden–Malmö C

Skånetrafiken also operate some specialised routes within Malmö. On days where Malmö FF are playing home games buses are operated as number 84 to Stadion from Klagshamn, Segevång, Riseberga, Nydala and Västra hamnen. A bus service within the Skåne University Hospital area in Malmö is also operated as number 99.

Malmöexpressen
Malmöexpressen bus on Line 5 at Malmö C.

Malmöexpressen (MEX, stylized as MalmöExpressen) is the name used by Skånetrafiken for bus rapid transit services within Malmö. Currently two lines, 5 and 8, are operated as Malmöexpressen, with another three (2, 4 and 10) planned to be converted to an MEX standard.[5] Malmöexpressen is operated with gas-electric hybrid buses on Line 5 and fully electric buses on Line 8.[6][7]

Malmöexpressen Line 5 was the first BRT line to be introduced in Sweden when the first regular service ran on June 1, 2014.[8][9] Line 5 was originally intended as a stop-gap measure, with the busways built enabling a construction of the future tramway being planned at the time.[10] However, political issues resulted in these plans being shelved.

References
  1. "Upphandling av trafikuppdrag i Malmö Stad klart, Nobina Sverige AB utför hela stadsbusstrafiken i Malmö". Skånetrafiken (in Swedish). 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. Spängs, Thorbjörn (1993-11-17). "Linjebuss kör i Malmö". Dagens Nyheter. p. 36. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. Nilsson, Mimmi (2018-12-08). "Premiär för första elbussarna i Malmö". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. Torvalds, Patricia; Peter, Frennesson (2021-02-25). "Malmö får elva nya elbussar på måndag". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. "Nya kollektivtrafikstråk" (in Swedish). Malmö Municipality. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  6. Billing, Sören (2022-06-10). "Lindängen – Västra hamnen får ny superbuss". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. Viktorsson, Julius (2021-12-03). "94 elektriska superbussar på väg till Malmö". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. "Bus Rapid Transit – MalmöExpressen" (in Swedish). Nobina Sverige. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. Westerberg, Olof (2014-06-01). "Superbussens premiärgäst kom i pyjamas". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  10. Westerberg, Olof (2011-09-20). "Världspremiär för superbussar". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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