is a

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...

company operating in the central and western parts of

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. Contrary to its name, the company no longer operates

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lines. Its last Manyō Line was handed over to Manyōsen in 2002.

Outline

As it discontinued all railway lines in 2002 due to serious deficit, the company changed its corporation name from Kaetsunō Railway (''加越能鉄道'') to Kaetsunō Bus (''加越能バス'').

Business in the past

Railway

Routes

* Man'yōsen Shinminatokō Line (Transferred to Manyosen in 2002) *

Man'yōsen Takaoka Kidō Line is a third-sector electric railway (tram) line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. The name Manyosen, which literally translates to ''Manyo Line'', is used to refer to both the company and the name of the tram line they operate. Their head office, depot ...

(Transferred to Manyosen in 2002) *Kaetsu Line (discontinued in 1972) *Fushiki Line (discontinued in 1971)

Manyō Line

The Takaoka Kidō Line and the Shiminatoko Line were operated by Kaetsuno Railway and was called the Manyō Line. As the number of passengers decreased, the railway company discontinued these lines and replaced them by route buses. In 2001, due to local opposition, Kaetsuno Railway, Toyama Chiho Railway,

, and Takaoka City established the third sector company named Manyosen Company which now operates Manyō Line, after it was transferred to Manyosen from Kaetsuno Railway in 2002.

Bus routes

Kaetsuno Bus Company runs buses bound for Gokayama and Shirakawa-gō that are

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s.about Sekaiisan Bus
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References

External links

Official site
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