Suwa Bus
Suwa Bus had been a bus company in Suwa area Nagano Prefecture, Japan until March 2011 because the company has been be taken over by Alpico Kotsu. After merging to Alpico Kotsu, Suwa Bus is a nickname which Alpico Kotsu Group operates on Suwa area.
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
- November 1986 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Chino Route
- July 1987 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Suwa–Okaya Route
- September 1988 - Opening of Misuzu Highway Bus
- July 1989 - Opening of Chino–Nagoya route via Chūō Expressway
- December 1989 - Opening of Chino–Osaka route via Chūō Expressway
- March 1993 - Opening of Fujimi/Chino–Nagano route via Nagano Expressway
- 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
- Iida⇔Shinjuku
- Chino, Suwa, Okaya⇔Osaka
- *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)