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bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present
Keio Corporation is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retailer, retail, real estate and other industries. The Keio railway network connects western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Tokyo, Chōfu, Fuc ...
) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the same year. It has four
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, , , and (''This article treats also about these subsidiaries''). The head office of these companies is located in Fuchu,
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. The operating area of a general bus on a regular route is mainly the Tokyo Tama area and if the management commission route to each subsidiary company is included, the operating area is reached mostly whole region along all areas along the Keio railroad lines. Moreover, it operates around the expressway bus routes to
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, Hida-Takayama,
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, etc. from
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.


History

The history of the bus of Keio starts for the Keio Denki Kidō Co. to have opened the bus on April 15, 1913 in the section where the railroad is not opened for traffic (between
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- Sasazuka Station and between Chōfu Station - Fuchū Station -
Kokubunji Station is an interchange railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and is 3 ...
). Although these were the first bus business in Tokyo, the tone of the provisional means of transport was deep, and canceled between Chōfu Station - Kokubunji Station in 1914, between Shinjuku Station - Sasazuka Station was abolished with railroad commencement of business in 1915, and all have taken down the curtain for a short period of time. Keio sets about a bus enterprise in early stages of
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again. Banzai Jidōsha Co.() which operated around the bus from the end of Taishō period changed the company name to the Kōshū Kaidō Noriai Jidōsha Co.() in July, 1924, and the route was extended to Tama-mura Tokyo city-owned park cemetery (present
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) through Karasuyama and Chofu. However, Keio which has a railroad in parallel to the
Kōshū Kaidō The was one of the five routes or major highways of the Edo period. It was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shi ...
felt this as the threat, and made more than the majority of the holdings of the company acquisition and an associated company in May, 1927. Furthermore, the Keio acquired Kōshū Kaidō Noriai Jidōsha in 1937, and absorbed enterprise all. Thereby, the automobile division and Sasazuka office were installed and the bus enterprise of the direct management which leads to the present Keio Dentetsu Bus Group was resumed. Hachiōji Shigai Jidōsha Co.() was purchased and the Hachioji Office was established in 1938. Moreover, Takahata Noriai () is purchased in the same year, Yugi Noriai Jidōsha () was purchased in 1939, and these enterprises were absorbed. The
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broke out and the route within
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was transferred to Tokyo City on February 1, 1942 for the war integration based on a land transport business method of preparation. Moreover, the Keio came to be merged by
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on May 31, 1944 (Keio Teito Electric Railway dissociated from Tokyu in 1948).


Depots

Head Office of Keio Dentetsu Bus and its subsidiaries - 2-22, Harumichō, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan *Keio Dentetsu Bus **Hachioji Depot () - 1304-3, Naganumamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan **Sakuragaoka Depot () - 4-898, Ochikawa,
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, Tokyo, Japan. *Keio Bus Higashi **Nakano Depot () - 51-9, Yayoichō 2-chōme,
Nakano, Tokyo Nakano (, Latn, ja, Nakano-ku) is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Nakano City (, Latn, ja, Nakano-ku).
, Japan **Eifukucho Depot () - 60-19, Eifuku 2-chōme,
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, Japan **Chofu Depot () - 6-6, Kokuryōchō, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan **Setagaya Depot () - 9-1, Kami-Kitazawa, 5-chōme,
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, Japan *Keio Bus Chuo **Fuchu Depot () - 22, Harumichō 2-chōme, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan *Keio Bus Minami **Minami-Osawa Depot () - 26-1, Minami-Ōsawa 5-chōme, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan **Tama Depot () - 1-1, Minamino 1-chōme, Tama, Tokyo, Japan **Terada Branch Office () - 374-1, Teradamachi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan *Keio Bus Koganei **Koganei Depot () - 3-31, Honchō 5-chōme,
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, Tokyo, Japan


Major routes


Expressway bus routes


Regular routes

:Operators: :: D : Keio Dentetsu Bus :: H : Keio Bus Higashi :: C : Keio Bus Chuo :: M : Keio Bus Minami :: K : Keio Bus Koganei *From
Shibuya Station is a major railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. It serves as a terminal for six railway lines, five of which are operated by Tokyo Metro ...
**for
Hatsudai Station is a railway station on the Keio New Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. Station layout History Hatsudai Station opened on 11 June 1914. Surrounding area Hatsudai is the closest station ...
via Tomigaya () and
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H **for Sasazuka Station via Tomigaya H **for
Asagaya Station is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Asagaya Station is served by Chūō-Sōbu Line local and Chūō Line (Rapid) The is the name given to rapid ser ...
via Hōnanchō () and
Shin-Kōenji Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Shin-koenji Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from to , and is 21.5 km from the ...
H *From
Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the Special wards of Tokyo, special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and rapid tr ...
**for Nakano Station via Rokugō-Dōri () H **for Eifukuchō () via Hōnanchō H *From Nakano Station **for Eifukuchō via Hōnanchō H ** Daitabashi Circulate Line () H *From Kōenji Station **for Eifukuchō via Shin-Kōenji Station H *From Chōfu Station North Exit **for Kichijōji Station via
Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway N ...
Jindaiji B.S. () H **for
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Hospital () via Chūō Expressway Jindaiji B.S. H *From Chōfu station South Exit **for Tsutsujigaoka Station via Matsubara () H **for Kurumagaeshi-Danchi-Orikaeshijō () via Tamagawa-Dōri () H **for Inagi Municipal Hospital () via Yanokuchi Station H *From Fuchū Station **for
Musashi-Koganei Station Musashi-Koganei Station (武蔵小金井駅, ''Musashi-Koganei-eki'') is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Musashi-Koganei Station is served by the C ...
via Ippongi () and Gakuen-Dōri Post Office () D **for
Kokubunji Station is an interchange railway station located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Kokubunji Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and is 3 ...
via Meisei Gakuen () D **for Kunitachi Station via Fuchu Hospital () C **for Inagi Municipal Hospital via Koremasa () C *From Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station **for
Tama-Center Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Tama, Tokyo, Tama, Tokyo, Japan operated jointly by the private railway companies Keio Corporation and Odakyū Electric Railway and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line, Tokyo Tama Inte ...
via Matsugaya () D **for Minami-Ōsawa Station via Yugi-Orikaeshijō () M **for Takahatafudō Station via Mogusaen Station D *From Takahatafudō Station **for
Tachikawa Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tachikawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the st ...
via Hino Bridge () D **for
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() D *From Hino Station **for
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via Izumizuka () D **for
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via Hinodai () D *From Toyoda Station **for Hachiōji Station via Ōwada-Sakaue () D **for Tama-Center Station via Tama Tech () D *From Hachiōji Station (Keio & JR) North Exit **for Nagafusa-Danchi () and Shiroyamate () via Oiwake () D **for Tategaoka-Danchi () via
Nishi-Hachiōji Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Nishi-Hachiōji Station is served by the Chūō Main Line with also Chūō Line (Rapid) limited stop service ...
D *From Hachiōji Station (JR) South Exit **for Mejirodai Station via Fujimori Park () D **for Minami-Ōsawa Station via Kitano Station M *From Minami-Ōsawa Station **Minami-Ōsawa 5-chome junkan (Circulate Line) () M **for
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() M *From Takao Station **for Tategaoka-Danchi D **for Kobotoke () M


Community Bus routes

* in
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in collaboration with
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and Fuji Express. * in
Shinjuku , officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropol ...
. * in Suginami City in collaboration with
Kanto Bus Japanese Kanto is a simplified spelling of , a Japanese word, only omitting the diacritics. In Japan Kantō may refer to: *Kantō Plain *Kantō region *Kantō-kai, organized crime group *Kanto (Pokémon), a geographical region in the ''Pokémon ...
. * in Chōfu, Tokyo in collaboration with Odakyu Bus. * in Kokubunji City in collaboration with Tachikawa Bus. * in Koganei City. * in Fuchu City. * in Hino City. * in Tama City.


Cars

The vehicles introduced from four manufacturers,
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,
Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
, Mitsubishi Fuso and
Nissan Diesel UD Trucks Corporation (UDトラックス株式会社, ''UD Torakkusu Kabushikigaisha'') is a Japanese company whose principal business is the manufacturing and sales of diesel trucks, buses, bus chassis and special-purpose vehicles. Its headquar ...
, are held into the Keio Dentetsu Bus Group. Although the general route vehicle is introduced from all these four manufacturers, the rate of the Nissan Diesel vehicles is slightly high. The reason is that the one-step vehicles with narrow width and long body ( Nissan Diesel JP) were purchased in lump sum from Nissan Diesel in advancing low floor-ization of vehicles in the mid-1990s.


See also

* List of bus operating companies in Japan (east) *
Keio Corporation is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retailer, retail, real estate and other industries. The Keio railway network connects western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Tokyo, Chōfu, Fuc ...
*
Nishi Tokyo Bus is a bus-operating company in western Western Tokyo, Tama Area, mainly in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Hachioji and Akiruno, Tokyo, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan. It has in a subsidiary which once took charge of bus routes in western Hachioji area and Ōme, Tokyo, ...


References


External links


Keio Dentetsu Bus Group

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