The is a Japanese bus company. It was established on 1 July 1952 to inherit part of the business of the Dohoku Bus.

History

The SOYA bus operates around the northernmost part of Japan. The bus company belonged to

Tokyu Group The is a railway keiretsu whose parent company is the Tokyu Corporation railway company, which links Tokyo and its suburbs. Many companies in the group are designed to enhance the value of the Tokyu rail network. In addition to the railroad syst ...

from 1959 until 2009.

Chronicle

*July 1952: Commenced operations *August 1954: Established Omu Office *1956: Head office moved from Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya) to

Wakkanai, Hokkaido ' meaning "cold water river" is a Cities of Japan, city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can ...

*December 1959: Affiliated to

Tokyu Corporation The is a Japanese multinational ''keiretsu'' (conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor o ...

*1971: Discontinued Omu Office *July 1985: Kohinhoku Line was discontinued *May 1989:

Tempoku Line The Tempoku Line (天北線 Tempoku-sen) was a railway line most recently operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in Hokkaidō, Japan. The 148.9 kilometres line connected from Otoineppu to Minami-Wakkanai via Nakatonbetsu, Hamaton ...

was discontinued *October 2010: Tokyu Corporation and Jōtetsu relinquished their shares, and transferred to Jay Will Partners. Company broke away from

Local bus services

Offices

* Wakkanai Office * Rishiri Office (

Rishiri Island is a high island in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Administratively the island is part of Hokkaido Prefecture, and is divided between two towns, Rishiri and Rishirifuji. The island is formed by the cone-shaped extinct vol ...

) * Rebun Office (

Rebun Island is an island in the Sea of Japan off the northwestern tip of Hokkaidō, Japan. The island sits off the coast of Hokkaidō. Rebun stretches from north to south and from east to west. The island covers approximately . Rebun Island is locate ...

) * Esashi Office * Sapporo Office

Wickets

* Wakkanai Bus Terminal * Wakkanai Ferry Terminal * Onishibetsu Bus Terminal * Hamatonbetsu Bus Terminal * Otoineppu Traffic Terminal * Shiomi Wickets

Route map

Express buses

Others

This bus company swapped employees for those who work for Horikawa Bus, Naha Bus and

Ryukyu Bus is a bus company on Okinawa Island, established September 1, 2006, and headquartered in Tomigusuku City. They operate throughout the island, but primarily in the South and Central, and currently operate 6 bus models. The average cost is ¥220 ...

since 2008. They also swapped their buses for Soya Buses. Soya Bus had company members travel to Horikawa Bus which operates around

Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamo ...

and Naha Bus /Ryukyu Bus that operates around

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest cit ...

during summer because this company is not busy during summer. They travel to Soya Bus in Hokkaido during winter because snow is rare during winter around

Kyushu region is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

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References

External links

Website
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