Keihan Bus


The Keihan Bus Co. Ltd. is a bus company that operates within Osaka, in southern Kyoto, and Ōtsu. It is a subsidiary of the Keihan Group, which also runs Keihan Electric Railway.

History

Keihan Bus Company was established on 22 July 1922 as a taxi company called Momoyama Motor Co., Ltd.. In 1924 it became a subsidiary of Keihan, which runs the Keihan Electric Railway. It later merged with other transportation companies, including Daigo Kisen and Jōhoku Motor Co. in 1930, and Keihan-Uji Kotsu and Keihan Uji Kotsu Tanabe in 2006. As a result of these mergers, Keihan Bus has acquired an extensive service area in Osaka, Kyoto and Shiga Prefecture.

Local bus services

Offices

Keihan Bus offices attached to garages include:
  • Ōtsu Office: There are route buses which run with Kōjaku Railway.
  • Yamashina Office
  • Rakunan Office: There are route buses which run with Nara Kotsu.
  • Kyotanabe Office
  • Otokoyama Office
  • Hirakata Office
  • Takatsuki Office
  • Katano Office
  • Neyagawa Office
  • Kadoma Office

Information desks

Information desks are known as "K-bit"

Temporary sales offices

These type desks open at the beginning and end of each month.

Bus terminals

Subsidiary companies

Keihan Kyoto Kotsu

The Keihan Kyoto Co.Ltd. is a bus company within the Keihan Group, established in April 2005 by splitting from Keihan Bus. Its service areas are in the northwest of Kyoto.