Kawanakajima Bus (川中島バス株式会社) 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 - Foundation as Kawanakajima Jidōsha (川中島自動車)
• 1966 - Opening of Nagano Bus Terminal
• 1983 - Voluntary petition to Nagano District Court for application of Corporate Rehabilitation Act; Court's election of Itaru Takizawa, then vice president of Matsumoto Electric Railway, as trustee
• 1984 - Joining into Matsumoto Electric Railway Group (Matsuden Group)
• 1984 - Change of corporate name to Kawanakajima Bus
• 1988 - Opening of Misuzu Highway Bus
• 1991 - End of corporate rehabilitation procedures
• 1992 - Rename of Matsuden Group to Alpico Group
• 2006 - Introduction of hybrid coach

Lines

Highway Lines

• Nagano - Shinjuku Line <Keio Dentetsu Bus>
• Alpine Nagano-go (Nagano - Kyoto, Osaka) <Hankyu Bus>
• Chuo-do Kosoku Bus
  • Nagano - Nagoya <Meitetsu Bus>
• Misuzu Highway Bus
• Nagano - Matsumoto - Iida <Ina Bus and Shinnan Kotsu>
• Nagano - Matsumoto <Matsumoto Electric Railway>
• Nagano - Usuda Line <Chikuma Bus>
• Nagano - Kamikōchi (closed at winter season)
• Nagano - Myokokogen (opened at winter season)