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 (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)
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See also Matsumoto Electric Railway Kawanakajima Bus External links Suwa Bus