JR Bus
Bus operations of the Japan Railways Group companies
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JR Bus collectively refers to the bus operations of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies in Japan. JR Bus is operated by six regional companies, with JR East and JR West operating two each while the others operate one each. JR Bus companies provide regional, long distance, and chartered bus services.
List of companies
| Bus company | Operation area | Parent company |
|---|---|---|
| JR Hokkaido Bus Company | Hokkaidō region | Hokkaido Railway Company |
| JR Bus Tohoku Company | Tōhoku region | East Japan Railway Company |
| JR Bus Kanto Company | Kantō region | |
| JR Tokai Bus Company | Tōkai region | Central Japan Railway Company |
| West Japan JR Bus Company | Hokuriku region, Kansai region | West Japan Railway Company |
| Chugoku JR Bus Company | Chūgoku region | |
| JR Shikoku Bus Company | Shikoku region | Shikoku Railway Company |
| JR Kyushu Bus Company | Kyūshū region | Kyushu Railway Company |
History
The Ministry of Railways of Japan started its first bus operation in Aichi Prefecture in 1930 and gradually expanded bus routes. The Japanese National Railways (JNR), public corporation established in 1949, succeeded the bus operations, then called Kokutetsu Bus or JNR Bus. In 1987, JNR was divided into regional railway companies together with its bus operations. JR companies later separated their bus operations to subsidiaries in 1988 (JR East, JR Central, JR West), 2000 (JR Hokkaido), 2001 (JR Kyushu) and 2004 (JR Shikoku).
Examples of vehicles
Regional route vehicles
JR Hokkaidō bus 521-4956
JR Bus Tohoku 531-9452
JR Bus Kanto L534-97506
JR Tokai Bus 328-8902
Nishinihon JR Bus 537-1909
Chugoku JR Bus 534-5969
JR Shikoku Bus 531-2911
JR Kyushu Bus 521-21602
Expressway route vehicles
JR Bus Tohoku, JR Bus Kanto, JR Tokai Bus and Chugoku JR Bus share a common livery based on the JNR Bus livery.
JR Hokkaido Bus 644-5822
JR Bus Tohoku H654-02406
JR Bus Kanto H654-07417
JR Tokai Bus 747-05952
Nishinihon JR Bus 749-8913
Chugoku JR Bus 641-5906
JR Shikoku Bus 694-8950
JR Kyushu Bus 748-06558
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151203224900/http://www.kakuyasubus.jp/ (jointly operated by JR Bus companies for promotion of intercity buses) (in Japanese)