The is a bus company within the Keisei Group. It was established on 1 October 2003
to inherit all business of the
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
bus department.
Local bus services
Offices
* Edogawa Office
* Kanamachi Office
* Matsudo Office
* Ichikawa Office
* Shintoshin Office
* Narashino Branch Office
* Naganuma Office
* Chiba Office
Bus routes
Others
IC Card Tokyo One-Day Pass
This pass provides passengers unlimited use of all Keisei Bus and Keisei Town Bus buses in Tokyo, including 金61 in Saitama, as well as
Arakawa City and
Sumida City community buses. It is not valid for expressway and midnight bus routes.
*Fare
**520 yen (adults)
**260 yen (child)
Subsidiaries
The following companies demerged from Keisei Electric Railway and Keisei Bus between 1990 and 2000.
Chiba Flower Bus
The is a bus company that demerged from the Naruto Office.
Outline
Initially named the 'Reinetsu Service', the bus company was established on 2 October 1991. It was renamed 'Chiba Flower Bus' on 2 August 1994, and started operating many bus routes which were transferred from
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
on 1 May 1995. Over time, bus routes with low usage were discontinued or unified, and bus routes within
Narutō were established around
Narutō Station and
Chiba Station
is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.
Lines
Chiba Station is served by the following lines.
JR East
*Sobu Main Line
** Chūō-Sōbu Line
** S ...
by a community-based company.
Office
* Head Office, located at the Narutō Garage, a 5-minute walk from
Narutō Station.
* Nakano Office
Routes
Bus route map*Community Buses
Sanmu City Community BusThe expressway buses run via
Chiba-Tōgane Road.
Chiba Rainbow Bus
The is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office (Funao Garage) and the Matsudo Office (Shiroi Garage).
Outline
This company was established on 1 June 1998. Many of its bus routes were transferred from
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
.
Office
*Head Office (Funao Garage)
*Shiroi Office
Bus routes
Expressway buses
The company does not have any expressway bus routes.
Community buses
Shiroi City Community BusKamagaya City Community Bus
Chiba City Bus
The is a bus company that demerged from the Chiba Office (Shinjuku Garage).
Outline
This company was established in February 1999 and started to operate on 16 January 2000 with two initial bus routes: the Pride City line, and the Saiwaicho Danchi line. These have now expanded to 11 routes in
Chiba, especially around
Chiba Station
is a major interchange railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.
Lines
Chiba Station is served by the following lines.
JR East
*Sobu Main Line
** Chūō-Sōbu Line
** S ...
, as well as
airport bus
An airport bus, or airport shuttle bus, alternatively simply airport shuttle or shuttle bus is a bus designed for transport of passengers to and from, or within airports. These vehicles will usually be equipped with larger luggage space, and i ...
routes.
Office
*Head Office (Shinminato Garage)
It is located a 25-minute walk from
Nishi-Nobuto Station and
Midori-dai Station.
Routes
Local bus routes
Chiba Green Bus
The is a bus company that demerged from the Sakura Office.
Outline
This company was established on 9 February 2000, and started operating bus routes transferred from
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
on 16 July 2000.
Bus routes with low earning rate were discontinued or unified, while specialized bus routes in the city of
Sakura
The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...
were established around
Sakura Station by a community-based company.
Since 2010, Chiba Green Bus has operated the MyTown Direct bus, an expressway and midnight bus for commuters and from/to Tokyo.
Office
*Sakura Office, located near
Keisei Sakura Station; nearby is the Tamachi Garage (Sakura Office)
File:Chiba Green Bus in SOMEINO.jpg, A Chiba Green Bus stops at Someino Turnaround, in a residential area near Keisei Usui Station
Bus routes
Route map(routes consigned from the city of
Sakura
The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...
)
Keisei Bus System
The is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office.
Outline
This company was established on 22 November 2005 to manage charted buses and courtesy of companies in Funabashi, and started operating many bus routes transferred from Keisei Bus on 1 December 2007. In 2012, the Kashiwai Line, Shinai Line, and Higashi–Funabashi Line were transferred to this company when the Keisei Bus Hanawa Garage closed.
Office
*Head Office
Routes
Airport Bus TYO-NRT seat reservations
Seat reservations are not enabled on TYO-NRT services (excluding some services departing from Kajibashi Parking). When departing from Kajibashi Parking, board the buses 20 minutes prior to departure. Some services departing from Ginza Station do not stop at Tokyo Station.
Seat reservations are required on buses departing from Narita Airport. Reservations can be made at the tickets counter of Narita Airport. However, for early morning and the late evening buses, fares are paid with cash or IC Card when boarding the bus.
Keisei Town Bus
The is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office.
Outline
This company was established on 12 May 2000 by splitting from Keisei Electric Railway, and started operating bus routes transferred from Keisei Bus on 16 February 2001.
Office
*Head Office
Routes
All bus routes are operated around
Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is known as Katsushika City in English.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km2. The total area is 34.80 ...
;
Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; and
Taito-ku, Tokyo.
*Asakusa Kotobukicho・
Horikiri Shobuen Station・
Kameari Station
*
Kameari Station・
Kanamachi Station
is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Kanamachi Station is se ...
*
Kanamachi Station
is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Kanamachi Station is se ...
・
Misato-chuo Station
*
Kameari Station・
Ayase Station
is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
Lines
Ayase Station is served by the following two lines.
* JR East Joban Line
* Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ...
*Asakusa Kotobukicho・
Shin-Koiwa Station
*
Yotsugi Station
is a railway station on the Keisei Oshiage Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Yotsugi Station is served by the 5.7 km Keisei Oshiage Line, and is located 3.1 km fr ...
・
Shin-Koiwa Station
*Komatsugawa Police Office・
Ichinoe Station
*
Keisei Koiwa Station・
Koiwa Station・
Ichinoe Station
*
Koiwa Station・
Keisei Koiwa Station・Shiabamata Taishakuten・
Kanamachi Station
is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.
Lines
Kanamachi Station is se ...
*
Koiwa Station・
Ichikawa Station
Keisei Group Bus
Chiba Kotsu
The is a bus company established on 16 November 1906 as a bus department of the former Seiso Electric Railway. The tram lines of Seiso Electric Railway were an affiliated company of
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
(Keisei Group).
Chiba Kotsu was the parent company of
Choshi Electric Railway from 1960 until 1990.
File:Choshi Dentetsu3001 CDKocolor.jpg, Former Keisei group company Choshi Electric Railway
File:Chiba-Kotsu-Bus Blue-Ribbon.jpg, Current group color
Bus routes
*
Choshi Station・
Asahi Station (Chiba)
*
Keisei Narita Station・
Narita Yukawa Station
*
Keisei Narita Station・
Sawara Station
*
Keisei Narita Station・Sogo Reido
*
Keisei Narita Station・
Yachimata Station
*
Keisei Narita Station・
Yokaichiba Station
Expressway bus
*
Tokyo Station
Tōkyō Station (, ) is a major railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far ...
・
Sawara Station・
Choshi Station
*
Namba Station
is a name shared by two physically separated railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and the Osaka Metro. The name "Namba Station" can also refer to the entire station complex as a ...
・
Choshi Station
Notes
See also
*
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses diffe ...
*
Keisei Transit Bus
*
Tokyo Bay City Bus
*
Tokyo BRT
References
External links
*
{{Tokyo transit
Keisei Electric Railway
Bus transport in Tokyo
Transport in Chiba Prefecture
Bus companies of Japan