Alpico Kōtsū
Alpico Kōtsū Co., Ltd. (アルピコ
Headquarters
[edit]The company's headquarters are at 1-1 Igawajō 2-chōme, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture 390-8518 Japan.
Area served
[edit]The company serves the cities of Chino, Nagano, Matsumoto, Nagano, Okaya, Nagano, Suwa, Nagano, and their vicinities.
History
[edit]- May 29, 1920 - Incorporated as Chikuma Railway (
筑摩 鉄道 )[2][3] - October 2, 1921 - Opens Shimashima Line railway between Matsumoto and Niimura.[4]
- May 3, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Niimura to Hata.[4]
- September 26, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Hata to Shimashima.[4]
- October 31, 1922 - Renamed as Chikuma Electric Railway (
筑摩 電気 鉄道 )[4] - April 19, 1924 - Opens Asama Line tramway between Matsumoto and Asama-onsen.[5]
- December 2, 1932 - Renamed as Matsumoto Electric Railway
- 1942 - Merges with Matsumoto Jidōsha (
松本 自動車 ) bus company.[3] - 1955 - Renames Shimashima Line as Kamikōchi Line.
- April 1, 1964 - Abolishes Asama Line.[5]
- 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.[4]
- April 1, 2011 - Merges with Kawanakajima Bus and Suwa Bus and renamed as Alpico Kōtsū.[1]
Railway operation
[edit]The company operates the Kamikōchi Line railway, which serves the Kamikōchi 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
[edit]The company operates highway bus routes and commuter bus routes.
Highway bus routes
[edit]- Chuo Kosoku Bus
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Shinjuku: servicing it in collaboration with Keio Bus
- Hakuba - Shinjuku: servicing it in collaboration with Keio Bus
- Chuo-do Kosoku Bus
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Nagoya
- servicing it in collaboration with Meitetsu Bus
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Alpine Matsumoto Go
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Osaka
- servicing it in collaboration with Hankyu Bus
- Misuzu Highway Bus
- Nagano - Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Iida
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b
田中 正一 (February 22, 2011).松 電 、諏訪 ・川中島 バスを吸収 合併 へ アルピコ交通 に [Matsumoto Elec Ry to merge Suwa Bus, Kawanakajima Bus, to form Alpico Kōtsū]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011. - ^ Kokudo Kōtsū Shō Tetsudō Kyoku (2007). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 19 Nendo) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-88548-110-9.
- ^ a b Matsumoto Electric Railway. "Corporate History" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 46. ISBN 978-4-88548-065-2.
- ^ a b Wakuda, supra, p. 48
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