Keisei Bus#Chiba Kotsu
{{Short description|Japanese bus company based in Tokyo and Chiba}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Keisei Bus Co., Ltd.
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| image = Keiseibus 4823 Citaro-G Seagull-Makuhari.jpg
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| image_caption = A Keisei Bus Mercedes-Benz Citaro G in Makuhari New City
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| parent = Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 1930 (as Kesei Passenger Car Co.)
2003 (spun off from Kesei Electric Railway)
| headquarters = 3-3-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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| service_area = Tokyo and Chiba
| service_type = Bus
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| fleet = 834 buses (as of July 2017)
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| website = http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/en
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The {{nihongo|Keisei Bus Co., Ltd.|京成バス株式会社|Keisei Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company within the Keisei Group. It was established on 1 October 2003{{cite web |url=https://honyaku.j-server.com/LUCKEISEIB/ns/tl.cgi/https://www.keiseibus.co.jp/company/rinen.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XJSID=0 |script-title=ja:京成バス 社是|author=Keisei Bus Co., Ltd|location= Japan|language= English|accessdate=19 November 2017}} to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department.
Local bus services
=Offices=
- Edogawa Office
- Kanamachi Office
- Matsudo Office
- Ichikawa Office
- Shintoshin Office
- Narashino Branch Office
- Naganuma Office
- Chiba Office
=Bus routes=
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|+Highway buses !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
Fantasia NAGOYA
|Nishi-Funabashi Station, Chiba |Tokyo Disneyland・Yokohama Station |Operated with JR Bus |
YAMATO
|Tsudanuma Station, Chiba |Nishi-Funabashi Station・Tokyo Disney Resort ・Tokyo Skytree・Keisei Ueno Station・Yokohama Station・Hon-Atsugi Station・Tenri Station・Kintetsu Nara Station・Nara Station・Kintetsu Koriyama Station・Oji Station (Nara) |Goidō Station, Nara |Operated with Nara Kotsu |
Osaka–Kobe Line
|Kaihimmakuhari Station, Chiba |Nishi-Funabashi Station・TDR・Tokyo Station・Yokohama Station・Senri-Chuo Station・Shin-Osaka Station・Osaka Station | |
=Others=
== IC Card Tokyo One-Day Pass ==
This pass{{NoteTag|Available on PASMO and Suica IC cards.{{cite web | url=https://www.keiseibus.co.jp/rosen/pasmo/ichinichi.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XJSID=0 | title=京成バス }}}} provides passengers unlimited use of all Keisei Bus and Keisei Town Bus buses in Tokyo, including 金61{{NoteTag|This connects Kanamachi Station with Yashio Station.}} in Saitama, as well as Arakawa City and Sumida City community buses. It is not valid for expressway and midnight bus routes.
- Fare
- 520 yen (adults)
- 260 yen (child)
Subsidiaries
The following companies demerged from Keisei Electric Railway and Keisei Bus between 1990 and 2000.
=Chiba Flower Bus=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Chiba Flower Bus Co., Ltd.
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| image = PKG-RU1ESAN Chiba Flower Bus 6210.jpg
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| image_caption = Hino Selega bus featuring the Chiba Flower Bus branding on the side
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| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 2 October 1991 (renamed Reinetsu Service in 1994)[http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/outline/index.html Outline]
| headquarters = 47 Tsube, Sanmu, Chiba, Japan (千葉県山武市津辺47)
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/rosen/pdf/rosen210401.pdf?210513 Route map]
Expressway buses:
[http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/kousoku/strawberryliner.html Strawberry Liner]
[http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/kousoku/seasideliner.html Seaside Liner]
[http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/kousoku/flowerliner.html Flower Liner]
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| fleet = 50
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| website = [http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/index.php Chiba Flower Bus {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Chiba Flower Bus Co., Ltd.|ちばフラワーバス株式会社|Chiba Fulawā Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Naruto Office.
== Outline ==
Initially named the 'Reinetsu Service', the bus company was established on 2 October 1991. It was renamed 'Chiba Flower Bus' on 2 August 1994, and started operating many bus routes which were transferred from Keisei Electric Railway on 1 May 1995.{{NoteTag|This company is demerged from bus department of Keisei Electric Railway for the first time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20001119200400/https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/12-039/index.htm About a new company established]}} Over time, bus routes with low usage were discontinued or unified, and bus routes within Narutō were established around Narutō Station and Chiba Station by a community-based company.
==Office==
- Head Office, located at the Narutō Garage, a 5-minute walk from Narutō Station.
- Nakano Office
==Routes==
- [http://www.flower-bus.co.jp/rosen/pdf/rosen210401.pdf?210513 Bus route map]
- Community Buses
- [https://www.city.yachimata.lg.jp/site/kotsu/6288.html Yachimata City Community Bus]
- [https://www.city.sammu.lg.jp/data/doc/1582684414_doc_5_0.pdf Sanmu City Community Bus]
The expressway buses run via Chiba-Tōgane Road.
class="wikitable"
|+Chiba Flower Bus – Expressway Buses !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
rowspan="2" |Seaside Liner
| rowspan="2" |Tokyo Station |Okayama Elementary School・Tōgane Station・Saibansho・Tama Chuo Koen・Narutō High School | rowspan="6" |Narutō Station Garage | rowspan="2" |It is not possible to get on and off at bus stops between Okayama Junior High School and Narutō Garage. |
Okayama Elementary School・Tōgane Station・Saibansho・Togane Commercial High School |
rowspan="3" |Flower Liner
| rowspan="3" |Chiba Station | |
Togane Junior High School・Gumyo Station・Musada・Shirahata-Yotsukado
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Higashi-chiba Medical Center・Tōgane Station
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Strawberry Liner
|AEON MALL Makuhari-Shintoshin |Kaihimmakuhari Station・Okayama Elementary School・Ojagaike・Daikata 1 chome・Sanazato・Oshibori・Minami-kamijuku・Togane Junior High School・Katagai Kendo Kosaten・Tama Newtown Iriguchi・Azuma Junior High School・Sanaoshi・Gumyo Station・Josai International University・Bypass Himejima・Heta・Azumacho |
=Chiba Rainbow Bus=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Chiba Rainbow Bus Co., Ltd.
| logo =
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| image = Chiba Rainbow Bus 113.jpg
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| image_caption = Hino Rainbow bus with Chiba Rainbow Bus branding
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| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 1 June 1998[http://chiba-rainbow-bus.jp/company/ Outline]
| headquarters = 1337 Funao, Inzai, Chiba, Japan (千葉県印西市船尾1377番地)
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [http://chiba-rainbow-bus.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/routemap.pdf Route map]
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| fleet = 77
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| website = [http://www.chiba-rainbow-bus.jp Chiba Rainbow Bus {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Chiba Rainbow Bus Co., Ltd.|ちばレインボバス株式会社|Chiba Reinbo Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office (Funao Garage) and the Matsudo Office (Shiroi Garage).
==Outline==
This company was established on 1 June 1998. Many of its bus routes were transferred from Keisei Electric Railway.{{cite web | url=http://chiba-rainbow-bus.jp/company/ | title=会社概要 – "虹色バス通り" ちばレインボーバス株式会社 }}
==Office==
- Head Office (Funao Garage)
- Shiroi Office
==Bus routes==
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|+Chiba Rainbow Bus – Bus Routes !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
Kanzaki Line
|Yachiyo-Midorigaoka Station・Funao Garage・Chiba New Town Chuo Station | |
Shiroi Line
|Hoten・Magomezawa Station・Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station・Shiroi Station |Shiroi Garage{{NoteTag|It is possible to transfer onto the Shimosa Airbase Line bound for Goko Station or Takayanagi Station, and onto the Nishi-Shiroi Line bound for Shin-Kamagaya Station.}} | |
==Expressway buses==
The company does not have any expressway bus routes.
==Community buses==
- [https://www.city.shiroi.chiba.jp/kurashi/norimono/nashigo/7876.html Shiroi City Community Bus]
- [http://www.city.kamagaya.chiba.jp/files/rosenzu.pdf Kamagaya City Community Bus]
=Chiba City Bus=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Chiba City Bus Co., Ltd.
| logo =
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| image = Chiba City Bus C301 Airport Limousine.jpg
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| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus with the Chiba City Bus branding
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| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = February 1999
| headquarters = 32-12 Shinminato, Mihama, Chiba, Chiba, Japan (千葉県千葉市美浜区新港32-12)
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/data/map/20210311.pdf Route map]
Expressway buses:
[http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/p030100.php Haneda Airport]
[http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/p030200.php Narita Airport]
[http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/p030300.php Tateyama Line]
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| fleet = 54
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| website = [http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/index.php Chiba City Bus {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Chiba City Bus Co., Ltd.|ちばシティバス株式会社|Chiba Shiti Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Chiba Office (Shinjuku Garage).
==Outline==
This company was established in February 1999 and started to operate on 16 January 2000 with two initial bus routes: the Pride City line, and the Saiwaicho Danchi line. These have now expanded to 11 routes in Chiba, especially around Chiba Station, as well as airport bus routes.{{cite web | url=http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/p080200.php | title=ちばシティバス }}
==Office==
- Head Office (Shinminato Garage)
It is located a 25-minute walk from Nishi-Nobuto Station and Midori-dai Station.
==Routes==
[http://www.citybus.co.jp/pc/p020200.php Local bus routes]
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|+Chiba City Bus – Expressway Buses !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
Nanso Satomi
|Chiba Station・Tateyama Station (Chiba) |Operated with Nitto Kotsu |
Narita Airport Line
|Kemigawa Station・Kaihimmakuhari Station |Operated with Narita Airport Transport |
Haneda Airport Line
|Chiba Station・Kaihimmakuhari Station |Operated with Keihin Kyuko Bus and Airport Transport Service |
=Chiba Green Bus=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Chiba Green Bus Co., Ltd.
| logo =
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| image = Chiba Green Bus in Yoshimi.jpg
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| image_caption = Isuzu Erga
(used on many routes)
| company_slogan =
| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| headquarters = 1474-1 Kakurai, Sakura, Chiba, Japan
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [http://www.chibagreenbus.co.jp/data/pdf/rosenz.pdf Route map]
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| ceo = 勝田 佳男[http://www.chibagreenbus.co.jp/p090000.php Outline]
| website = [http://www.chibagreenbus.co.jp/index.php Chiba Green Bus {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Chiba Green Bus Co., Ltd.|ちばグリーンバス株式会社|Chiba Gurīn Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Sakura Office.
==Outline==
This company was established on 9 February 2000, and started operating bus routes transferred from Keisei Electric Railway on 16 July 2000. Bus routes with low earning rate were discontinued or unified, while specialized bus routes in the city of Sakura were established around Sakura Station by a community-based company.
Since 2010, Chiba Green Bus has operated the MyTown Direct bus, an expressway and midnight bus for commuters and from/to Tokyo.
==Office==
- Sakura Office, located near Keisei Sakura Station; nearby is the Tamachi Garage (Sakura Office)
File:Chiba Green Bus in SOMEINO.jpg|A Chiba Green Bus stops at Someino Turnaround, in a residential area near Keisei Usui Station
==Bus routes==
- [http://www.chibagreenbus.co.jp/data/pdf/rosenz.pdf Route map]
- [http://www.city.sakura.lg.jp/0000018049.html Community bus route map] (routes consigned from the city of Sakura)
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|+Chiba Green Bus – Expressway buses !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
rowspan="2" |MyTown Direct
|Yūkarigaoka |Yūkarigaoka Station・Keisei Usui Station・Chiyoda Danchi・Tokyo Station・Kokusai-Tenjijō Station |Shinonome Garage | |
National Museum of Japanese History
|Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art・Tokyo Station |Shinonome Garage | |
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|+Chiba Green Bus – Midnight buses !No. !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
1
|Yūrakuchō Station★・Funabashi Station★・Tsudanuma Station★・Yachiyodai Station★・Katsutadai Station★・Shizu Station・Yūkarigaoka Station・Keisei Usui Station★・Sakura Station★・Shisui Station★・Kozunomori Station★・Narita Station★ |Runs only on Fridays, except holidays. Passengers can board from bus stops marked "★". |
2
|Yūrakuchō Station★・Funabashi Station★・Tsudanuma Station★・Yachiyodai Station★・Keisei Owada Station・Katsutadai Station★・Shizu Station・Yūkarigaoka Station・Keisei Usui Station★ |Runs only on weekdays. Passengers can board from bus stops marked "★". |
=Keisei Bus System=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Keisei Bus System Co., Ltd.
| logo =
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| image = Keisei Bus System KS-1301 Tokyo Shuttle.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace
(used for many airport buses)
| company_slogan =
| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 22 November 2005
| headquarters = 1-10-10 Sakaemachi, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan (千葉県船橋市栄町1丁目10番10号)
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [http://www.keisei-bus-system.co.jp/pdf/route_bus/p030106_route.pdf Route map]
[http://www.keisei-bus-system.co.jp/pdf/route_bus/p030105_route.pdf Expressway route map]
| destinations =
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| fleet = 75
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| operator =
| ceo = Takashi Miyamoto
| website = [http://www.keisei-bus-system.co.jp/ Keisei Bus System {{In lang|ja}}]
[https://www.tyo-nrt.com/ Airport Bus TYO-NRT]
}}
The {{nihongo|Keisei Bus System Co., Ltd.|京成バスシステム株式会社|Keisei Basu Shisutemu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office.
==Outline==
This company was established on 22 November 2005 to manage charted buses and courtesy of companies in Funabashi, and started operating many bus routes transferred from Keisei Bus on 1 December 2007. In 2012, the Kashiwai Line, Shinai Line, and Higashi–Funabashi Line were transferred to this company when the Keisei Bus Hanawa Garage closed.
==Office==
- Head Office
==Routes==
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|+Keisei Bus System – Expressway Buses !Name !Terminus !Via !Terminus !Note |
rowspan="4" |Airport Bus TYO-NRT
| rowspan="4" |Non-stop | rowspan="4" |Narita Airport | rowspan="4" |See below for notes on seat reservations. |
Kajibashi Parking |
Ginza Station |
Shinonome Garage |
Airport Bus TYO-NRT seat reservations
Seat reservations are not enabled on TYO-NRT services (excluding some services departing from Kajibashi Parking). When departing from Kajibashi Parking, board the buses 20 minutes prior to departure. Some services departing from Ginza Station do not stop at Tokyo Station.
Seat reservations are required on buses departing from Narita Airport. Reservations can be made at the tickets counter of Narita Airport. However, for early morning and the late evening buses, fares are paid with cash or IC Card when boarding the bus.
=Keisei Town Bus=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Keisei Town Bus Inc.
| logo =
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| image =File:Keisei Town Bus T067 at Misato-chuo Station.jpg
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| company_slogan =
| parent = Keisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 12 May 2000
| headquarters = 2-6-10 Okuto, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan (東京都葛飾区奥戸2丁目6番10号)
| locale =
| service_area = Tokyo
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
| routes = [https://www.keisei-townbus.co.jp/pdf/rosenz_map_1.pdf Route map (except Sangō Line)]
[https://www.keisei-townbus.co.jp/pdf/rosenz_map_2.pdf Sangō Line]
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| ceo = 大庭耕一
| website = [http://www.keisei-townbus.co.jp/pc/p010000.php Keisei Town Bus {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Keisei Town Bus Inc.|京成タウンバス株式会社|Keisei Taun Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that demerged from the Funabashi Office.
==Outline==
This company was established on 12 May 2000 by splitting from Keisei Electric Railway, and started operating bus routes transferred from Keisei Bus on 16 February 2001.
==Office==
- Head Office
==Routes==
All bus routes are operated around Katsushika-ku, Tokyo; Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; and Taito-ku, Tokyo.
- Asakusa Kotobukicho・Horikiri Shobuen Station・Kameari Station
- Kameari Station・Kanamachi Station
- Kanamachi Station・Misato-chuo Station
- Kameari Station・Ayase Station
- Asakusa Kotobukicho・Shin-Koiwa Station
- Yotsugi Station・Shin-Koiwa Station
- Komatsugawa Police Office・Ichinoe Station
- Keisei Koiwa Station・Koiwa Station・Ichinoe Station
- Koiwa Station・Keisei Koiwa Station・Shiabamata Taishakuten・Kanamachi Station
- Koiwa Station・Ichikawa Station
Keisei Group Bus
=Chiba Kotsu=
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Chiba Kotsu Co., Ltd.
| logo =
| logo_size =
| image = Chibakotsu 52-52.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi
| company_slogan =
| parent = Keisei Electric Railway
| founded = 16 November 1906
| headquarters = 750-1 Hanasakicho, Narita, Chiba, Japan (千葉県成田市花崎町750-1)
| locale =
| service_area = Chiba
| service_type = Bus
| alliance =
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| fleet =
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| operator =
| ceo = Hiroyuki Serizawa
| website = [http://www.chibakotsu.co.jp/ Chiba Kotsu {{In lang|ja}}]
}}
The {{nihongo|Chiba Kotsu Co., Ltd.|千葉交通株式会社|Chiba Koutsu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company established on 16 November 1906 as a bus department of the former Seiso Electric Railway. The tram lines of Seiso Electric Railway were an affiliated company of Keisei Electric Railway (Keisei Group).
Chiba Kotsu was the parent company of Choshi Electric Railway from 1960 until 1990.
File:Choshi Dentetsu3001 CDKocolor.jpg|Former Keisei group company Choshi Electric Railway
File:Chiba-Kotsu-Bus Blue-Ribbon.jpg|Current group color
==Bus routes==
== Expressway bus ==
Notes
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Keisei transit}}
{{Tokyo transit}}
Category:Keisei Electric Railway
Category:Bus transport in Tokyo