is a public transport company in

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

. It is the core company of Alpico Group and is wholly owned by Alpico Holdings Co., Ltd. The company was known as until its merger with two affiliate companies on April 1, 2011.

Headquarters

The company's headquarters are at 1-1 Igawajō 2-chōme,

Matsumoto Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places * Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city ** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano * Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...

390-8518

Area served

The company serves the cities of

Chino, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,673 in 23,236 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Chino is located in a mounta ...

, Nagano,

Okaya, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,616 in 19,257 households, and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Okaya is located in central ...

Suwa, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,972 in 20698 households, and a population density of 452 persons per km². The total area of the city is . History The shores of Lake Suwa have been inh ...

, and their vicinities.

History

*May 29, 1920 - Incorporated as Chikuma Railway (筑摩鉄道) *October 2, 1921 - Opens Shimashima Line railway between Matsumoto and Niimura. *May 3, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Niimura to Hata. *September 26, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Hata to Shimashima. *October 31, 1922 - Renamed as Chikuma Electric Railway (筑摩電気鉄道) *April 19, 1924 - Opens Asama Line tramway between Matsumoto and Asama-onsen.Wakuda, ''supra'', p. 48 *December 2, 1932 - Renamed as Matsumoto Electric Railway *1942 - Merges with Matsumoto Jidōsha (松本自動車) bus company. *1955 - Renames Shimashima Line as Kamikōchi Line. *April 1, 1964 - Abolishes Asama Line. *September 28, 1983 - As a result of typhoon disaster, suspends a section of Kamikōchi Line between Shin-Shimashima and Shimashima. *December 31, 1984 - Officially abolishes the suspended section of Kamikōchi Line. *April 1, 2011 - Merges with

Kawanakajima Bus is a bus company in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Headquarters *2131-1 Oshimada-machi Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture 381-2212 JAPAN *Telephone Number: +81-26-254-6700 Area *Nagano City * Shinano Town * Myōkō City, Niigata etc. History *1925 ...

and

Suwa Bus had been a bus company in Suwa area Nagano Prefecture, Japan until March 2011 because the company has been be taken over by Alpico Kotsu. After merging to Alpico Kotsu, Suwa Bus is a nickname which Alpico Kotsu Group operates on Suwa area. Histor ...

and renamed as Alpico Kōtsū.

Railway operation

The company operates the

Kamikōchi Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū in the western suburbs of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The line connects with , the transportation gateway to Kamikōchi and the Hida Mountains. Stations ...

railway, which serves the

Kamikōchi is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been preserved in its natural state within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. It is designated as one of Japan's Natio ...

tourism area in conjunction with bus service. The Asama Line, closed in 1964, was a tramway that connected the city of Matsumoto with Asama Onsen hot spa resort.

Bus operation

The company operates highway bus routes and commuter bus routes.

Highway bus routes

* Chuo Kosoku Bus **

Matsumoto Bus Terminal Matsumoto Bus Terminal (松本バスターミナル, ''Matsumoto Basu Tāminaru'') is a bus terminal to the east of Matsumoto Station in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, managed by Alpico Kōtsū. Outline This bus terminal is on the ground floor of ...

Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

: servicing it in collaboration with

Keio Bus 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 sa ...

**Hakuba -

: servicing it in collaboration with

* Chuo-do Kosoku Bus **

- Nagoya **servicing it in collaboration with

Meitetsu Bus is a bus company in the Meitetsu Group. Bus Lines Highway Buses *Chuo Highway Bus **Meitetsu BC - Shinjuku **Meitetsu BC - Iida **Meitetsu BC - Ina, Komagane, Minowa **Meitetsu BC - Matsumoto **Meitetsu BC - Nagano **Meitetsu BC - Nii ...

Chubu Centrair International Airport is an international airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu ("ce ...

* Alpine Matsumoto Go **

- Osaka **servicing it in collaboration with

Hankyu Bus , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gro ...

* Misuzu Highway Bus **Nagano -

- Iida

References

External links

Official website
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