Keihin Kyuko Bus Co., Ltd.
A Keihin kyuko Bus Hino Rainbow
ParentKeihin Kyuko Electric Railway
Founded1927 (as Keihin Electric Railway Co.)
2003 (spun off from Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway)
Headquarters1-2-8 Takashima Nishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (神奈川県横浜市西区高島一丁目2番8号)
Service areaTokyo and Kanagawa
Service typeBus
Fleet944 buses (as of 2021)
Websitehttp://hnd-bus.com/

The Keihin Kyuko Bus Co., Ltd. (京浜急行バス株式会社, Keihin Kyukou Basu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company within the Keikyu Group which was established on 10 April 2003[1] to inherit all business of the Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway bus department.

Outline

The bus company was established in April 2003 and has operated since 1 October 2003.[2] Besides, the bus company was split into Haneda Keikyu Bus and Yokohama Keikyu Bus, Shonan Keikyu Bus, but the bus companies were merged into Keihin Kyuko Bus on 1 April 2018.[3] Service area is located around Tokyo(Haneda Airport) and Kanagawa(Miura and Kamakura).

History

Chronicle

Keihin Kyuko Bus[4] was split up from Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway and had spin-off companies which Haneda Keikyu Bus and Yokohama Keikyu Bus and Yokosuka Keikyu Bus, Keikyu Kanko Bus, Toyo Kanko were.

  • in October 2003: Keihin Kyuko Bus was transferred bus routes which were left from Keikyu Electric Railway.
  • in June 2006:As Kamakura Office was established, changed corporation name from Yokosuka Keikyu Bus to Shonan Keikyu Bus.
  • on 18 March 2007:Start to available on Pasmo in a part of bus routes.
  • on 15 March 2008:Keikyu Kanko Bus withdrew from a bus department.
  • on 30 November 2012:Haneda Office was discontinued when the buses departured in the day.
  • on 1 April 2018:haneda Keikyu Bus and Yokohama Keikyu Bus, Shonan Keikyu Bus were merger and acquisition to Keihin Kyuko Bus. And, Haneda Office was established again.
  • on 17 September:Head office was transferred to Keikyu Group Head Office which is located Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama.

Local bus services

Offices

All vehicles are put on office code because distinguish a lot of vehicles.

  • Omori Office (code:M)
  • Haneda Office (code:H)
  • Keihinjima Office (code:K)
  • Shin-Koyasu Office (code:J)
  • Sugita Office (code:Y)
  • Oppama Office (code:A)
  • Nokendai Office (code:N)
  • Horinouchi Office (code:B)
  • Kamakura Office (code:C)
  • Zushi Office (code:D)
  • Kinugasa　Office (code:E)
  • Kurihama Office (code:F)
  • Misaki Office (code:G)

Bus routes

The bus company does not have a night bus.

Highway buses[5]

The bus routes which "◆" have are available on IC Card (Suica, Pasmo).

Vehicles

Keihin Kyuko Bus
Hino Poncho
Hino Blue Ribbon
Tokyu Bus
SS Mercury Color (Tokyu Bus)
Hino Blue Ribbon (Tokyu Bus)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Keihin Kyuko Bus Website (ja)
  2. ↑ About split-up of a company
  3. ↑ About merger and acquisition
  4. ↑ History of Keikyu Group
  5. ↑ Highway buses route map
  6. 1 2 The bus route does not run on holidays
  7. ↑ The ferry company sells tickets which connect Kanaya Port with all stations excluding Sengakuji Station which belong to Keikyu Line. Besides, a parent company Tokyo Kisen's shares of 4.9% are held by Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway
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