is a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway (present Keio Corporation) automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the same year. It has four subsidiaries, , , and (This article treats also about these subsidiaries). The head office of these companies is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. The operating area of a general bus on a regular route is mainly the Tokyo Tama area and if the management commission route to each subsidiary company is included, the operating area is reached mostly whole region along all areas along the Keio railroad lines. Moreover, it operates around the expressway bus routes to Nagano Prefecture, Hida-Takayama, Miyagi Prefecture, etc. from Shinjuku.
History The history of the bus of Keio starts for the Keio Denki Kidō Co. to have opened the bus on April 15, 1913 in the section where the railroad is not opened for traffic (between Shinjuku Station - Sasazuka Station and between Chōfu Station - Fuchū Station - Kokubunji Station). Although these were the first bus business in Tokyo, the tone of the provisional means of transport was deep, and canceled between Chōfu Station - Kokubunji Station in 1914, between Shinjuku Station - Sasazuka Station was abolished with railroad commencement of business in 1915, and all have taken down the curtain for a short period of time.
Keio sets about a bus enterprise in early stages of Shōwa period again. Banzai Jidōsha Co.() which operated around the bus from the end of Taishō period changed the company name to the Kōshū Kaidō Noriai Jidōsha Co.() in July, 1924, and the route was extended to Tama-mura Tokyo city-owned park cemetery (present Tama Cemetery) through Karasuyama and Chofu. However, Keio which has a railroad in parallel to the Kōshū Kaidō felt this as the threat, and made more than the majority of the holdings of the company acquisition and an associated company in May, 1927. Furthermore, the Keio acquired Kōshū Kaidō Noriai Jidōsha in 1937, and absorbed enterprise all. Thereby, the automobile division and Sasazuka office were installed and the bus enterprise of the direct management which leads to the present Keio Dentetsu Bus Group was resumed. Hachiōji Shigai Jidōsha Co.() was purchased and the Hachioji Office was established in 1938. Moreover, Takahata Noriai () is purchased in the same year, Yugi Noriai Jidōsha () was purchased in 1939, and these enterprises were absorbed. The Pacific War broke out and the route within Yamanote Line was transferred to Tokyo City on February 1, 1942 for the war integration based on a land transport business method of preparation. Moreover, the Keio came to be merged by Tokyu Corporation on May 31, 1944 (Keio Teito Electric Railway dissociated from Tokyu in 1948).
Depots Head Office of Keio Dentetsu Bus and its subsidiaries - 2-22, Harumichō, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan Keio Dentetsu Bus Hachioji Depot () - 1304-3, Naganumamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Sakuragaoka Depot () - 4-898, Ochikawa, Hino, Tokyo, Japan. Keio Bus Higashi Nakano Depot () - 51-9, Yayoichō 2-chōme, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan Eifukucho Depot () - 60-19, Eifuku 2-chōme, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan Chofu Depot () - 6-6, Kokuryōchō, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan Setagaya Depot () - 9-1, Kami-Kitazawa, 5-chōme, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Keio Bus Chuo Fuchu Depot () - 22, Harumichō 2-chōme, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan Keio Bus Minami Minami-Osawa Depot () - 26-1, Minami-Ōsawa 5-chōme, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Tama Depot () - 1-1, Minamino 1-chōme, Tama, Tokyo, Japan Terada Branch Office () - 374-1, Teradamachi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan Keio Bus Koganei Koganei Depot () - 3-31, Honchō 5-chōme, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Major routes
Expressway bus routes
RoutenameJapaneseTerminalsviaCo-operator(s)HistoryNotesShinjuku - Fuji Five Lakes LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalLake MotosukoFuji-Q Highland, Yamanakako TerminalFuji KyukoShinjuku - Fujisan Gogōme LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalMount Fuji 5-gomeMount Fuji 3-gomeFuji KyukoShinjuku - Kōfu LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalKōfu Yumura OnsenKōfu StationFuji Kyuko, Yamanashi KotsuShinjuku - Suwa - Okaya LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalOkaya StationKami-Suwa StationFuji Kyuko, JR Bus Kanto, Yamanashi Kotsu, Suwa BusShinjuku - Matsumoto LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalMatsumoto Bus TerminalMatsumoto I.C.Matsumoto Electric RailwayShinjuku - Nagano LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalZenkō-ji DaimonNagano StationKawanakajima BusStarted in 1992, changed to current route in 1997.Shinjuku - Ina LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalIna Bus Komagane ShedIna, KomaganeFuji Kyuko, Yamanashi Kotsu, Ina Bus, Shinnan KotsuShinjuku - Iida LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalIida, Hirugami OnsenKomagane I.C.Suwa Bus, Ina Bus, Shinnan KotsuShinjuku - Hakuba LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalHakuba HappōShinano-Ōmachi StationMatsumoto Electric RailwayShinjuku - Hida-Takayama LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalTakayama Nōhi Bus CenterHirayu OnsenNōhi Noriai JidōshaShinjuku - Nagoya LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalMeitetsu Bus CenterMeitetsu BusShinjuku - Kiso-Fukushima LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalKiso-Fukushima StationOntake KotsuShinjuku - Osaka LineShibuya Mark City, Shinjuku Highway Bus TerminalUmeda StationHankyu BusShinjuku - Kobe - Himeji Line ("Princess Road")Shibuya Mark City, Shinjuku Highway Bus TerminalHimeji StationSannomiya Bus TerminalShinki BusStarted on March 3, 1989 as Shibuya-Himeji Line "Milky Way" and in December 2003 as Shinjuku-Himeji Line. Two routes merged on March 22, 2007.Shinjuku - Minobu LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalMinobuMinami-Alps City HallYamanashi KotsuShinjuku - Numazu LineShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalFujikyu Numazu OfficeNumazu Station North Fujikyu City BusShinjuku - Hamamatsu LineShinjuku Highway Bus Terminal, Shibuya Mark CityHamamatsu StationHamamatsu I.C. JR Tokai BusStarted on Dec 15, 2006Shinjuku - Shizuoka LineShinjuku Highway Bus Terminal, Shibuya Mark CityHigashi-Shizuoka StationShizuoka Station "Hirose Liner"Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal, Shibuya Mark CityIshinomaki StationSendai Station Miyagi TransportationStarted on Mar. 31, 2006Narita - Chofu LineNarita AirportChōfu StationAirport Transport ServiceNarita - Tama-Center LineNarita AirportMinami-Ōsawa StationSeiseki-Sakuragaoka Station, Tama-Center StationAirport Transport ServiceHaneda - Tama-Center LineHaneda AirportMinami-Ōsawa StationTama-Center StationAirport Transport ServiceHaneda - Chofu LineHaneda AirportChōfu StationAirport Transport ServiceHaneda - Kokubunji LineHaneda AirportKokubunji StationAirport Transport ServiceHaneda - Hachioji LineHaneda AirportHachiōji Station, Takao StationAirport Transport Service, Tama Bus
Regular routes
Operators: D : Keio Dentetsu Bus H : Keio Bus Higashi C : Keio Bus Chuo M : Keio Bus Minami K : Keio Bus Koganei From Shibuya Station for Hatsudai Station via Tomigaya () and Tokyo Opera City H for Sasazuka Station via Tomigaya H for Asagaya Station via Hōnanchō () and Shin-Kōenji Station H From Shinjuku Station for Nakano Station via Rokugō-Dōri () H for Eifukuchō () via Hōnanchō H From Nakano Station for Eifukuchō via Hōnanchō H Daitabashi Circulate Line () H From Kōenji Station for Eifukuchō via Shin-Kōenji Station H From Chōfu Station North Exit for Kichijōji Station via Chūō Expressway Jindaiji B.S. () H for Kyorin University Hospital () via Chūō Expressway Jindaiji B.S. H From Chōfu station South Exit for Tsutsujigaoka Station via Matsubara () H for Kurumagaeshi-Danchi-Orikaeshijō () via Tamagawa-Dōri () H for Inagi Municipal Hospital () via Yanokuchi Station H From Fuchū Station for Musashi-Koganei Station via Ippongi () and Gakuen-Dōri Post Office () D for Kokubunji Station via Meisei Gakuen () D for Kunitachi Station via Fuchu Hospital () C for Inagi Municipal Hospital via Koremasa () C From Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station for Tama-Center Station via Matsugaya () D for Minami-Ōsawa Station via Yugi-Orikaeshijō () M for Takahatafudō Station via Mogusaen Station D From Takahatafudō Station for Tachikawa Station via Hino Bridge () D for Teikyo University () D From Hino Station for Toyoda Station via Izumizuka () D for Hachiōji Station via Hinodai () D From Toyoda Station for Hachiōji Station via Ōwada-Sakaue () D for Tama-Center Station via Tama Tech () D From Hachiōji Station (Keio & JR) North Exit for Nagafusa-Danchi () and Shiroyamate () via Oiwake () D for Tategaoka-Danchi () via Nishi-Hachiōji Station D From Hachiōji Station (JR) South Exit for Mejirodai Station via Fujimori Park () D for Minami-Ōsawa Station via Kitano Station M From Minami-Ōsawa Station Minami-Ōsawa 5-chome junkan (Circulate Line) () M for Tama Art University () M From Takao Station for Tategaoka-Danchi D for Kobotoke () M
Community bus routes in Shibuya in collaboration with Tokyu Transsés and Fuji Express. in Shinjuku. in Suginami City in collaboration with Kanto Bus. in Chōfu, Tokyo in collaboration with Odakyu Bus. in Kokubunji City in collaboration with Tachikawa Bus. in Koganei City. in Fuchu City. in Hino City. in Tama City.
Cars
The vehicles introduced from four manufacturers, Hino, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso and Nissan Diesel, are held into the Keio Dentetsu Bus Group. Although the general route vehicle is introduced from all these four manufacturers, the rate of the Nissan Diesel vehicles is slightly high. The reason is that the one-step vehicles with narrow width and long body (Nissan Diesel JP) were purchased in lump sum from Nissan Diesel in advancing low floor-ization of vehicles in the mid-1990s.
See also List of bus operating companies in Japan (east) Keio Corporation Nishi Tokyo Bus
References
External links
Keio Dentetsu Bus Group highwaybus.com (for expressway bus information) highwaybus.com (for expressway bus information) Bus-Navi.com (for timetable information)