Soya Bus

The Soya Bus Co., Ltd. is a Japanese bus company. It was established on 1 July 1952 to inherit part of the business of the Dohoku Bus.

WWW soyabus.co.jp

History

The SOYA bus operates around the northernmost part of Japan. The bus company belonged to Tokyu Group from 1959 until 2009.

Chronicle

July 1952: Commenced operations
August 1954: Established Omu Office
1956: Head office moved from Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya) to Wakkanai, Hokkaido
December 1959: Affiliated to Tokyu Corporation
1971: Discontinued Omu Office
July 1985: Kohinhoku Line was discontinued
May 1989: Tempoku Line was discontinued
October 2010: Tokyu Corporation and Jōtetsu relinquished their shares, and transferred to Jay Will Partners. Company broke away from Tokyu Corporation

Local bus services

Offices

Wakkanai Office
Rishiri Office
Rebun Office
Esashi Office
Sapporo Office

Wickets

Others

This bus company swapped employees for those who work for Horikawa Bus, Naha Bus and Ryukyu Bus since 2008. They also swapped their buses for Soya Buses. Soya Bus had company members travel to Horikawa Bus which operates around Fukuoka Prefecture and Naha Bus/Ryukyu Bus that operates around Okinawa Prefecture during summer because this company is not busy during summer. They travel to Soya Bus in Hokkaido during winter because snow is rare during winter around Kyushu region.