Suwa Bus

is a bus company in Suwa area, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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)
*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 (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 circulation route in Okaya

Lines

Highway Lines

*Okaya, Suwa⇔Shinjuku (Chuo Kosoku Bus Suwa/Okaya Line: collaboration with Keio Bus, Fuji Express, Yamanashi Kotsu, JR Bus Kanto)
*Iida⇔Shinjuku (Chuo Kosoku Bus 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-Osaka, Osaka (Umeda)

Cars

ee also

*Matsumoto Electric Railway
*Kawanakajima Bus

External links

* [http://www.alpico.co.jp/suwabus/ Suwa Bus]