Keihan Bus

The is a bus company within the Keihan Group which was established on 22 July 1922 as Momoyama Motor Co.,Ltd.(''桃山自動車株式会社'') of the Keihan Electric Railway bus department. And, service areas are which are run by Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, South of Kyoto, Ōtsu.

Outline

On 1 April 2006, Keihan-Uji Kotsu and Keihan Uji Kotsu Tanabe were merged to Keihan Bus.

History

This bus company was originally taxi company which was named as Momoyama Motor Co.,Ltd. and funded on 20 July 1922. And, the company chiefly took passengers who visit the ''Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi''. After that, the company worked in close cooperation with Keihan Electric Railway and the company became subsidiary to the Keihan in 1924. And also merged Daigo Kisen which ran water transportation company in Lake Biwa to Keihan Bus in 1930.

On one hand, Jōhoku Motor Co.,Ltd. which established in Osaka in 1924 expanded service area to Hirakata area, what was worse, the company would expand the other areas. So, Keihan Electric Railway acquired shares of the company. In 1930, merged Jōhoku Motor Co.,Ltd. to Keihan Bus as Keihan Bus succeeded to a bus department of Shinkeihan Railway which was subsidiary company of Keihan Electric Railway. So, Keihan Bus has had extensive service areas in Osaka and Kyoto, Shiga.

Local bus services

Offices

Offices are attached to the barns．
*Ōtsu Office: There are route buses which run with Kōjaku Railway.
*Yamashina Office
*Rakunan Office: There are route buses which run with Nara Kotsu.
* Kyotanabe Office
* Otokoyama Office: There are route buses which run with Hankyu Bus.
* Hirakata Office
* Koridanchi Office
*Takatsuki Office
*Katano Office
* Neyagawa Office
* Kadoma Office

Information desk

= Type of regular

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*Information desks which are marked "☆" are named "''K-bit''"("''K-bit''" is the abbreviation for the Keihan-bus information & Tickets)
* Ōtsu Station Desk
* Ishiyama Station Desk☆
* Yamashina Station Desk☆
* Sanjo-Keihan Station Desk
* Kyoto Station Karasuma Exit Desk (sell only highway bus ticket)
* Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit Desk（sell only highway bus and sightseeing bus ticket）
* Hirakatashi Station Desk☆
* Korien Station Desk
* Neyagawashi Station Desk☆
* Moriguchishi Station Desk☆

= Extra desk

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These type desks open when year-old and the New Year
* Hoshida Station Desk
* Rokujizo Station Desk
* Takatsukishi Station Desk

Bus terminal

* Enryaku-ji Bus Terminal
* Daigo Bus Terminal

Others

* Keihan Bus IC 1 Dairy Free Pass（Available on the same-day by using ICOCA・ PiTaPa）

Subsidiary companies

Keihan Kyoto Kotsu

The is a bus company within the Keihan Group, established in April 2005 by splitting from Keihan Bus which is a spin-off company of the Keihan Electric Railway. And, service areas are on the north-western of Kyoto.

References

External links

Official Website

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Bus
Transport in Kyoto Prefecture
Transport in Osaka Prefecture
Transport in Shiga Prefecture
Bus companies of Japan
Japanese companies established in 1922