Kusakaru Kotsu
| File:Kusakaru-kotsu-2021.jpg Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus (SS Mercury 109) | |
| Founded | 8 April 1987 |
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| Headquarters | 16-1 Mukojima, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan (長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢東16番地1) |
| Service area | Gunma, Nagano List on the pages of Ueda Bus |
| Service type | Land Transportation (Buses) |
| Alliance | Ueda Bus |
| Routes | Route map |
| Fuel type | 27 buses |
| Chief executive | Takashi Endo |
| Website | http://www.kkkg.co.jp/ |
The Kusakaru-Kotsu, Inc. (草軽交通株式会社 Kusakaru Koutsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company within the Tokyu Group which was established on 8 April 1987 in Karuizawa.
Outline
The company was established as a bus department of a railway company named as Kusakaru Electric Railway, and the railway line was discontinued in 1962. After that, the company renamed Kusakaru Electric Railway to Kusakaru Kotsu in 1966.
In 2001, the company sold its taxi department. Besides, the tour bus and chartered bus department of this company was split into Kusakaru Kanko Bus. So, this company operated only route buses, but it defected from Tokyu Corporation on 30 September 2009. Therefore, this company started to operate chartered buses and route buses. Kusakaru Kotsu had managed a hotel, but the capital of Tokyu withdrew from Kusatsu Onsen Tokyu (Now:Kusatsu Onsen Resort) on 30 September and Ikaho Tokyu Ville (Now: Oedo Onsen Monogatari Ikaho) on 31 March 2007, so this company does not manage any hotel.[1]
History
- 1928 - Permitted Kusatsu Electric Railway Corporation to operate a bus business.
- 1939 - The corporation name was renamed Kusatsu Electric Railway Corporation to Kusakaru Electric Railway Corporation.
- 1945 - The company became an affiliated company of Tokyu Corporation.
- 1960 - Discontinued Kusakaru Electric Railway Line between Karuizawa Station and Joshu-Mihara station, subsequent to rebuilding of bus routes.
- 1962 - Discontinued Kusakaru Electric Railway Line between Karuizawa Station and Kusatsu Onsen Station, following which the company specialized in operating route buses and charter buses.
- 1966 - The corporation name was renamed Kusakaru Electric Railway Corporation to Kusakaru-Kotsu, Inc..
- 1987 - Kusatsu Kanko Bus was established in Komoro, Nagano, specializing in chartered buses.
- 2001 - Divested the Taxi and Hire department to Daiichi Kotsu, and chartered buses were transferred to Kusakaru Kanko Bus.
- 2009
- On 30 September - This company was sold from Tokyu Corporation to J・L・D LLC, and the company defected from Tokyu Corporation.
- On 1 October - All business of Kusakaru Kotsu excluding a property department were merged into Kusakaru Kanko Bus, and Kusakaru Kanko Bus resumed as Kusakaru Kotsu.[2]
Offices and Routes
- Karuizawa Head Office
Bus routes
Route Buses
- Express Kusakaru Line：Karuizawa Station - Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- This route is a main route, and all services are express. But this is a regular route on all days throughout the year, with passenger numbers fluctuating seasonally. So, the services are decreased during winter.
- Main bus stops：Kyu-Karuizawa・Mikasa・Kose Onsen・Shiraito Fall・Mine no Chaya・Asama High Land Park・Asama Farm・Kita-Karuizawa Station・Okuwanomichi
- Kusakaru Hospital Line：Karuizawa Station - Nishi-Agatsuma Welfare Hospital - Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- Kita-Karuizawa Line：Karuizawa Station - Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Naganohara Line：Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station - Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Main bus stops：joshu Otsu (Express Kusakaru Line does not stop at this bus stop)・Okuwamichi・Okuwa
- Shirane Kazan Line・Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal - Sessho Kawara - Shirane Volcano
- Runs only between April and November.
- Main bus stops：Kusatsu International Ski Resort・Sessho Kawara
- Runs only between April and November.
- Karuizawa Town Circular-route Bus North Route
- Main bus stops: Shinano-Oiwake Station - Karuizawa Hospital - Naka-Karuizawa Station -Toriibara Apartment Complex - Shinano-Oiwake Station
Highway buses
The company does not have any highway buses.
Ueda Bus
| File:Ueda Bus F-951.jpg Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus (SS Mercury 109) | |
| Founded | February 1987 |
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| Headquarters | 1101-2, Aokubo, Ueda, Nagano (長野県上田市蒼久保1101番地2) |
| Service type | Bus |
| Alliance | Kusakaru Kotsu |
| Routes | Route map |
| Fleet | 48 buses |
| Chief executive | Masahiro Shiroi |
| Website | http://www.uedabus.co.jp/ |
The Ueda Bus CO., LTD. (上田バス株式会社 Ueda bas Kabushiki gaisya) established as a subsidiary company of Ueda Electric Railway and had belonged to Tokyu Corporation Group until 2009. The Ueda Bus has been an affiliated company of Kusakaru Kotsu since 2011.
Outline
The company established in 1987 as Joden Kanko Bus, but the route buses operated by Ueda Bus had been operated by a bus department of Ueda Maruko Electric Railway since 1952 until 1999. And, this bus department had belonged to Tokyu Corporation since 1958 until 2009. The service area is located around the Toshin District that includes Ueda and Matsumoto.
History
- 1987
- On February - Establishment of Joden Kanko Bus Corporation.
- On April - As transferred chartered bus business from Ueda Electric Railway to this company, the company commenced chartered bus business.
- On August 1999 - Transferred route bus business from Ueda Electric Railway to this company, with it the company commenced operating route buses.
- On August 2000 - Renamed to Joden Bus Co.,Ltd.
- On October 2003 - Merged into Joden Kanko Co.,Ltd.
- On 1 October - Shares of the bus company were transferred from Ueda Electric Railway to Jay Will Partners. With it, the company defected from Tokyu Corporation and renamed Ueda Bus.[2]
- On 30 June 2011 - Transferred shares from Jay Will Partners to Kusakaru-Kotsu and local people who live in Nagano and Gunma.
Office
- Ueda Office
- Bessho Office
It is located near Bessho-Onsen Station.
- Tanak Office
It is located near Tanaka Station
Bus routes
Route buses
- For Ueda, east of Chikuma River
- Sugadaira kogen Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada - O-hinatamuko - Sugadaira Kogen - Nishi-Sugadaira
- There used to be operated this route bus to Suzaka Station by this company and Nagaden Bus.[3]
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada - O-hinatamuko - Sugadaira Kogen - Nishi-Sugadaira
- Sanada Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada
- This route bus gets subsidies from Nagano Prefecture and government.[3]
- Shibusawa Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada - O-hinatamuko - Kamishibusawa
- Soehi Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Yokomichi - Okura
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Iri-Karuizawa
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Yokomichi
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center
- Hoden Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Shimosato - Denjo Yubinkyoku - Akasaka
- For Ueda, west of Chikuma River
- Shinshu Ueda Iryo Center Line
- Ueda Station - Kita-Ueda - Shinshu Ueda Integration Center
- Shioda Line
- Shinshu Ueda Integration Center - Ueda Station - Chikuma High school - Sozokan mae - Kabatake - Kawanishi Hospital - Shiodamachi Station - Shinmachi - Yamada - Bessho-Onsen Station - Bessho-Onsen
- Nishi-Maruko Line
- Shimonogō Station - Higahsi-Shioda - Fujisan - Rinkan Industry Apartment Complex- Hara - Mitakedo - Kawaramachi - Maruko-machi Station
- Ario Ueda Line
- Ueda Station - Ario Ueda
- A flat rate of 100 yen.
- Kubobayshi Line
- Ueda Station - AEON Ueda Shopping Center - Shinano-Kokubunji Station - Kubobayashi irguchi - Kubobayashi Kominkan mae
- Town Circular-route Bus "AO BUS"
- Ueda Station→Umino machi→Bunka Kaikan Gocho mae→Someyagaoka high school→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Midorigaoa Nishi→Ueda Castle→Ueda Station→Ueda Castle→Aqua Plaza Ueda→Nishi-Ueda Station→Shimo-Akiwa→Tokiwamachi→Midorigaoka nishi→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Ueda Station
- A flat rate of 200 yen for adults, 100 yen for people excluding adults and elementary school students
- Ueda Station→Umino machi→Bunka Kaikan Gocho mae→Someyagaoka high school→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Midorigaoa Nishi→Ueda Castle→Ueda Station→Ueda Castle→Aqua Plaza Ueda→Nishi-Ueda Station→Shimo-Akiwa→Tokiwamachi→Midorigaoka nishi→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Ueda Station
Highway buses
- Shinuya Station - Karuizawa・Kusatsu Line
Limited express buses
- Ueda-Kusatsu Line
- Ueda Station - Sumiyoshi - Shin-Kazawa Onsen - Manza-Kazawaguchi Station - Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
Subsidiary companies
- Ueda Taxi
See also
There used to belong to Tokyu corporation
References
External links
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