Suwa Bus
Encyclopedia
is a bus
company in Suwa area, Nagano Prefecture
, Japan
.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
company in Suwa area, Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
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 RailwayMatsumoto Electric Railwayis a public transport company in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the core company of Alpico Group and is wholly owned by Aplico Holdings Co., Ltd.The company was known as until its merger with two affiliate companies on April 1, 2011.- Headquarters :...
as a subsidiary - May 1981 - Change of corporate name to Suwa Bus K.K.
- December 1984 - Opening of Chuo Kosoku BusChuo Kosoku Busis a group of Japanese highway bus lines managed by Keio Bus. It connects Tokyo with the areas along the Chūō Expressway, especially Yamanashi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture.-Kofu Line:...
Iida route (Iida–ShinjukuShinjuku Highway Bus Terminalis a bus terminal managed by Keio Bus, in Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-Outlines:The bus terminal is located on the first floor of MY Shinjuku No...
) - 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 ExpresswayChuo ExpresswayThe is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route , the Chūō Expressway Nagano Route , and the Chūō Expressway Fujiyoshida Route The (lit. Central...
(discontinued in April 1997) - December 1989 - Opening of Chino–Osaka route via Chūō Expressway
- March 1993 - Opening of Fujimi/Chino–Nagano route via Nagano ExpresswayNagano ExpresswayThe is a 4-laned national expressway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūō Expressway Nagano Route...
(discontinued in 1996) - August 1999 - Opening of Chino cityChino, Naganois a city located in Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,902 and the density of 209.83 persons per km². The total area is 266.41 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1958.- Geography :*mountain**Mount Yatsugatake...
welfare bus - September 1999 - Opening of "Karinchan Bus" circulation route in Suwa
- July 2000 - Opening of OkayaOkaya, Naganois a city located in Nagano, Japan. It was founded on 1 April 1936.As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 52,556, with 19,536 households and a population density of 616.93 persons per km²...
citizens bus "Silky Bus" - July 2004 - Opening of "Swan Bus" Lake SuwaLake Suwais a lake in the central part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It ranks 24th in Japan in surface area.Lake Suwa is the site of , an interesting natural phenomenon. The lake has a natural hot spring under the surface, so that when the top freezes in the winter, the lower waters are still warm and...
circulation route in Okaya
Highway Lines
- Okaya, Suwa⇔Shinjuku (Chuo Kosoku BusChuo Kosoku Busis a group of Japanese highway bus lines managed by Keio Bus. It connects Tokyo with the areas along the Chūō Expressway, especially Yamanashi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture.-Kofu Line:...
Suwa/Okaya Line: collaboration with Keio Bus, Fuji Express, Yamanashi KotsuYamanashi Kotsuis a bus company in west of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.-Chūō Kōsoku Bus:...
, JR Bus Kanto) - Iida⇔Shinjuku (Chuo Kosoku BusChuo Kosoku Busis a group of Japanese highway bus lines managed by Keio Bus. It connects Tokyo with the areas along the Chūō Expressway, especially Yamanashi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture.-Kofu Line:...
Iida Line: collaboration with Keio Bus, 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-OsakaShin-Osaka Stationis a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....
, Osaka (Umeda)Umeda Stationis a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...
- 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