had been a
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
company in Suwa area
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the n ...
,
Japan until March 2011 because the company has been be taken over by Alpico Kotsu. After merging to Alpico Kotsu, Suwa Bus is a nickname which
Alpico Kotsu Group operates on Suwa area.
History
*July 3, 1919 - Incorporation of Suwa Jidōsha K.K.
*July 1941 - Setting of greater Suwa area as business area
*December 1963 - Acquisition by
Matsumoto Electric Railway as a subsidiary
*May 1981 - Change of corporate name to Suwa Bus K.K.
*December 1984 - Opening of
Chuo Kosoku Bus Iida route (Iida–
Shinjuku
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administrati ...
)
*November 1986 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Chino Route (Chūō Expressway Chino Bus Stop–Shinjuku)
*July 1987 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Suwa–Okaya Route (Kami-Suwa/Okaya–Shinjuku)
*September 1988 - Opening of Misuzu Highway Bus
*July 1989 - Opening of Chino–Nagoya route 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 Na ...
(discontinued in April 1997)
*December 1989 - Opening of Chino–Osaka route via Chūō Expressway
*March 1993 - Opening of Fujimi/Chino–Nagano route via
Nagano Expressway (discontinued in 1996)
*August 1999 - Opening of
Chino city welfare bus
*September 1999 - Opening of "Karinchan Bus" circulation route in Suwa
*July 2000 - Opening of
Okaya citizens bus "Silky Bus"
*July 2004 - Opening of "Swan Bus"
Lake Suwa
is a lake in the Kiso Mountains, in the central region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Geography
The lake is the source of the Tenryū River. It ranks 24th in lake water surface area in Japan. The cities of Suwa and Okaya and the town of Shim ...
circulation route in Okaya
Lines
Highway Lines
*Okaya, Suwa⇔Shinjuku (
Chuo Kosoku Bus Suwa/Okaya Line: collaboration with
Keio Bus
is a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present Keio Corporation) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the sam ...
,
Fuji Express,
Yamanashi Kotsu,
JR Bus Kanto)
*Iida⇔Shinjuku (
Chuo Kosoku Bus Iida Line: collaboration with
Keio Bus
is a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present Keio Corporation) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the sam ...
,
Ina Bus,
Shin'nan Kotsu)
*Chino, Suwa, Okaya⇔Osaka (
Alpine Suwa Go: collaboration with
Hankyu Bus)
**Chino BT,
Kamisuwa Station, Shimosuwa, Osachi, Okaya City Office, Imai, Chuo. Exp Tatsuno⇔Kyoto-Fukakusa, Meishin-Oyamazaki,
Takatsuki BS, Ibaraki BS,
Senri New Town,
Shin-Osaka,
Osaka (Umeda)
Cars
See also
*
Matsumoto Electric Railway
*
Kawanakajima Bus
External links
Suwa Bus
Bus companies of Japan
Companies based in Nagano Prefecture
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