The is a bus company within the

Kanto Railway Kantō (Japanese) Kanto is a simplified spelling of , a Japanese word, only omitting the diacritics. In Japan Kantō may refer to: *Kantō Plain *Kantō region *Kantō-kai, organized crime group *Kanto (Pokémon), a geographical region in the ' ...

, and also belongs to

Keisei Group Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , whic ...

. This company was established on 15 March 2002 to inherit the partly business of the

's bus department.

Overview

As part of the business efficiency, Hokota office of

was split into Kantetsu Melon Bus in 2001. And, in 2002, Kanto Railway established Kantetsu Green Bus as a wholly owned subsidiary in the

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area. Service areas are based in

, and a part of bus routes are operated on Tsuchiura. Besides, in 2005, Kantetsu Green Bus consolidated Kantetsu Melon Bus, so the company has had bus routes which operated in the Hokota. In addition, the company has operated "Kashitetsu Bus" since 2007. This is a

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Kashima Railway The was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It operated between Ishioka Station and Hokota Station. It closed on 31 March 2007. Stations The line had 17 stations as shown below. As of 2002, only two ...

that was taken out of service in 2007. Service areas of the company have many tourist resources; Ibaraki Airport,

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and

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History

*1 June 2001 - Hokota Office of Kanto Railway was split into Kantetsu Melon Bus *30 September - A part of bus routes that had belonged to Kanshima Office of Kanto Railway was transferred to Kantetsu Melon Bus. *15 March 2002 - Kantetsu Green Bus was established *1 July - A part of routes that had belong to Kakioka and Ishioka Office of Kanto Railway was transferred to Kantetsu Green Bus. *2005 - Kantetsu Green Bus was consolidated with Kantetsu Melon Bus which was abolished *2007 - As Kashima Railway was taken out of service, Kashitetsu Bus was commenced operating *11 March 2010 -

Airport Bus An airport bus, or airport shuttle bus or airport shuttle is a bus used to transport people to and from, or within airports. These vehicles will usually be equipped with larger luggage space, and incorporate special branding. They are also comm ...

between Ibaraki Airport and Ishioka Station or Shin-Hokota Station was commenced operating *1 June 2012 - Kasumigaura Koiki Bus operated between Tsuchiura Station and Tamatsukuri Station was commenced operating *21 May 2016 - Koiki Renkei Bus operated around the

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・

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・ Kashima areas was commenced operating *1 September - ''East Exit BRT Bus Terminal'' was installed *16 March 2018 - IC Cards such as

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and PASMO were adapted to use all bus routes. *28 April - As the company has adapted IC Card since 2018, IC 1 dairy Pass Ticket for using almost bus routes of

Group has been sold. The ticket costs 710 yen to ride on all bus routes excluding Community buses and Highway buses and Tsukubasan Shuttle Bus.1 diary Ticket
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Office

*Ishioka Head Office *Kakioka Office *Hokota Office

Route

Highway bus

Route bus

*KASHITETSU BUS (BRT) ** Shin-Hokota Station -

Hokota Station was a railway station on the Kashima Railway Line in Hokota, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the Kashima Railway operator Kashima Railway. And, now, this station is used as a bus terminal by Kantetsu Green Bus. In 2000, the station was selected as� ...

- Tamatsukuri Station - Ibaraki Airport - Ishioka Station *Kasumigaura Width Connection Bus ** Tsuchiura Station - Tamatsukuri Station * Hatori Station - Itashikiyama *Kakioka Shako - Ishioka Station * Shin-Hokota Station - Mito Station (Ibaraki) * Shin-Hokota Station - Takahama Station (Ibaraki) * Ibaraki Airport - Mito Station (Ibaraki) * Ibaraki Airport - Takahama Station (Ibaraki)

Kantetsu Purple Bus

The is a bus company within the

, and also belongs to

. This company was established on 26 September 1978 to inherit the partly business of the

's bus department.

Overview

As part of the business efficiency, Tsukuba Kita office Shimotsuma Branch of

was transferred to Kantetsu Melon Bus on 1 June 2001.

References

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Kantetsu Green Bus/Kantetsu Purple Bus
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Highway bus

Route bus

Kantetsu Purple Bus

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