Keisei Bus

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Keisei Bus Co., Ltd.
A Keisei Bus Mercedes-Benz Citaro G in Makuhari New City
ParentKeisei Electric Railway
Founded1930 (as Kesei Passenger Car Co.)
2003 (spun off from Kesei Electric Railway)
Headquarters3-3-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Service areaTokyo and Chiba
Service typeBus
Fleet834 buses (as of July 2017)
Websitehttp://www.keiseibus.co.jp/en

The 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[1] to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department.

Local bus services[edit]

Offices[edit]

  • Edogawa Office
  • Kanamachi Office
  • Matsudo Office
  • Ichikawa Office
  • Shintoshin Office
  • Narashino Branch Office
  • Naganuma Office
  • Chiba Office

Bus routes[edit]

Highway buses
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
Fantasia NAGOYA Nishi-Funabashi Station, Chiba Tokyo Disneyland・Yokohama Station Nagoya 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 Kobe-Sannomiya Station

Others[edit]

IC Card Tokyo One-Day Pass[edit]

This pass[note 1] provides passengers unlimited use of all Keisei Bus and Keisei Town Bus buses in Tokyo, including 金61[note 2] 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[edit]

The following companies demerged from Keisei Electric Railway and Keisei Bus between 1990 and 2000.

Chiba Flower Bus[edit]

Chiba Flower Bus Co., Ltd.
Hino Selega bus featuring the Chiba Flower Bus branding on the side
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
Founded2 October 1991 (renamed Reinetsu Service in 1994)[3]
Headquarters47 Tsube, Sanmu, Chiba, Japan (千葉県山武市津辺47)
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Expressway buses:
Strawberry Liner
Seaside Liner
Flower Liner
Fleet50
WebsiteChiba Flower Bus (in Japanese)

The 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[edit]

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.[note 3] 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[edit]

  • Head Office, located at the Narutō Garage, a 5-minute walk from Narutō Station.
  • Nakano Office

Routes[edit]

The expressway buses run via Chiba-Tōgane Road.

Chiba Flower Bus – Expressway Buses
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
Seaside Liner Tokyo Station Okayama Elementary School・Tōgane Station・Saibansho・Tama Chuo Koen・Narutō High School Narutō Station Garage 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
Flower Liner Chiba Station Tōgane Station
Togane Junior High School・Gumyo Station・Musada・Shirahata-Yotsukado
Higashi-chiba Medical Center・Tōgane Station
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 Only operates on holidays[5]

Chiba Rainbow Bus[edit]

Chiba Rainbow Bus Co., Ltd.
Hino Rainbow bus with Chiba Rainbow Bus branding
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
Founded1 June 1998[6]
Headquarters1337 Funao, Inzai, Chiba, Japan (千葉県印西市船尾1377番地)
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Fleet77
WebsiteChiba Rainbow Bus (in Japanese)

The 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[edit]

This company was established on 1 June 1998. Many of its bus routes were transferred from Keisei Electric Railway.[7]

Office[edit]

  • Head Office (Funao Garage)
  • Shiroi Office

Bus routes[edit]

Chiba Rainbow Bus – Bus Routes
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
Kanzaki Line Tsudanuma Station Yachiyo-Midorigaoka Station・Funao Garage・Chiba New Town Chuo Station Kioroshi Station
Shiroi Line Nishi-Funabashi Station Hoten・Magomezawa Station・Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station・Shiroi Station Shiroi Garage[note 4]

Expressway buses[edit]

The company does not have any expressway bus routes.

Community buses[edit]

Chiba City Bus[edit]

Chiba City Bus Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus with the Chiba City Bus branding
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
FoundedFebruary 1999
Headquarters32-12 Shinminato, Mihama, Chiba, Chiba, Japan (千葉県千葉市美浜区新港32-12)
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Expressway buses:
Haneda Airport
Narita Airport
Tateyama Line
Fleet54
WebsiteChiba City Bus (in Japanese)

The 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[edit]

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.[8]

Office[edit]

  • Head Office (Shinminato Garage)

It is located a 25-minute walk from Nishi-Nobuto Station and Midori-dai Station.

Routes[edit]

Local bus routes

Chiba City Bus – Expressway Buses
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
Nanso Satomi Chibaminato Station Chiba Station・Tateyama Station (Chiba) Awa-Shirahama Bus Terminal Operated with Nitto Kotsu
Narita Airport Line Inagekaigan Station Kemigawa Station・Kaihimmakuhari Station Narita Airport Operated with Narita Airport Transport
Haneda Airport Line Chiba-Chūō Station Chiba Station・Kaihimmakuhari Station Haneda Airport Operated with Keihin Kyuko Bus and Airport Transport Service

Chiba Green Bus[edit]

Chiba Green Bus Co., Ltd.
Isuzu Erga
(used on many routes）
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
Founded9 February 2000[9]
Headquarters1474-１ Kakurai, Sakura, Chiba, Japan
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Chief executive勝田　佳男[9]
WebsiteChiba Green Bus (in Japanese)

The 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[edit]

This company was established on 9 February 2000, and started operating bus routes transferred from Keisei Electric Railway on 16 July 2000.[4] 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[edit]

  • A Chiba Green Bus stops at Someino Turnaround, in a residential area near Keisei Usui Station
    A Chiba Green Bus stops at Someino Turnaround, in a residential area near Keisei Usui Station

Bus routes[edit]

Chiba Green Bus – Expressway buses
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
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
Chiba Green Bus – Midnight buses
No. Terminus Via Terminus Note
1 Shimbashi Station 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★ Narita Airport Runs only on Fridays, except holidays. Passengers can board from bus stops marked "★".
2 Shimbashi Station Yūrakuchō Station★・Funabashi Station★・Tsudanuma Station★・Yachiyodai Station★・Keisei Owada Station・Katsutadai Station★・Shizu Station・Yūkarigaoka Station・Keisei Usui Station★ Keisei Sakura Station Runs only on weekdays. Passengers can board from bus stops marked "★".

Keisei Bus System[edit]

Keisei Bus System Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace
(used for many airport buses)
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
Founded22 November 2005
Headquarters1-10-10 Sakaemachi, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan (千葉県船橋市栄町1丁目10番10号)
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Expressway route map
Fleet75
Chief executiveTakashi Miyamoto
WebsiteKeisei Bus System (in Japanese)
Airport Bus TYO-NRT

The 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Head Office

Routes[edit]

Keisei Bus System – Expressway Buses
Name Terminus Via Terminus Note
Airport Bus TYO-NRT Tokyo Station Non-stop Narita Airport 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[edit]

Keisei Town Bus Inc.
ParentKeisei Bus, Keisei Electric Railway
Founded12 May 2000
Headquarters2-6-10 Okuto, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan (東京都葛飾区奥戸2丁目6番10号)
Service areaTokyo
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map (except Sangō Line)
Sangō Line
Chief executive大庭耕一
WebsiteKeisei Town Bus (in Japanese)

The 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Head Office

Routes[edit]

All bus routes are operated around Katsushika-ku, Tokyo; Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; and Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Keisei Group Bus[edit]

Chiba Kotsu[edit]

Chiba Kotsu Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi
ParentKeisei Electric Railway
Founded16 November 1906
Headquarters750-1 Hanasakicho, Narita, Chiba, Japan (千葉県成田市花崎町750-1)
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
Chief executiveHiroyuki Serizawa
WebsiteChiba Kotsu (in Japanese)

The 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.

  • Former Keisei group company Choshi Electric Railway
    Former Keisei group company Choshi Electric Railway
  • Current group color
    Current group color

Bus routes[edit]

Expressway bus[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Available on PASMO and Suica IC cards.[2]
  2. ^ This connects Kanamachi Station with Yashio Station.
  3. ^ This company is demerged from bus department of Keisei Electric Railway for the first time.[4]
  4. ^ 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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. 京成バス 社是. Japan. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Outline
  4. ^ a b About a new company established
  5. ^ "Announcement of suspension of services on weekdays". www.flower-bus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Outline
  7. ^ "会社概要 – "虹色バス通り" ちばレインボーバス株式会社".
  8. ^ "ちばシティバス".
  9. ^ a b Outline

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