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JR Bus collectively refers to the bus operations of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies in Japan. JR Bus is operated by eight regional companies, each owned by a JR railway company. JR Bus companies provide regional, long distance, and chartered bus services.
List of companies
| Bus company | Operation area | Parent company |
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| JR Hokkaido Bus Company | Hokkaidō region | Hokkaido Railway Company |
| JR Bus Tohoku Company | Tōhoku region | East Japan Railway Company |
| JR Bus Kanto Company | Kantō region | |
| JR Tokai Bus Company | Tōkai region | Central Japan Railway Company |
| West Japan JR Bus Company | Hokuriku region, Kansai region | West Japan Railway Company |
| Chugoku JR Bus Company | Chūgoku region | |
| JR Shikoku Bus Company | Shikoku region | Shikoku Railway Company |
| JR Kyushu Bus Company | Kyūshū region | Kyushu Railway Company |
History
The Ministry of Railways of Japan started its first bus operation in Aichi Prefecture in 1930 and gradually expanded bus routes. The Japanese National Railways (JNR), public corporation established in 1949, succeeded the bus operations, then called Kokutetsu Bus or JNR Bus. In 1987, JNR was divided into regional railway companies together with its bus operations. JR companies later separated their bus operations to subsidiaries in 1988 (JR East, JR Central, JR West), 2000 (JR Hokkaido), 2001 (JR Kyushu) and 2004 (JR Shikoku).
Examples of vehicles
Regional route vehicles
JR Hokkaidō bus 521-4956
JR Bus Tohoku 531-9452
JR Bus Kanto L324-01504
JR Tokai Bus 328-8902
Nishinihon JR Bus 537-1909
Chugoku JR Bus 534-5969
JR Shikoku Bus 531-2911
JR Kyushu Bus 338-1921
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Expressway route vehicles
JR Bus Tohoku, JR Bus Kanto, JR Tokai Bus and Chugoku JR Bus share a common livery based on the JNR Bus livery.
JR Hokkaido Bus 644-5822
JR Bus Tohoku H654-02406
JR Bus Kanto H654-07417
JR Tokai Bus 747-05952
Nishinihon JR Bus 749-8913
Chugoku JR Bus 641-5906
JR Shikoku Bus 694-8950
JR Kyushu Bus 748-06558
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151203224900/http://www.kakuyasubus.jp/ (jointly operated by JR Bus companies for promotion of intercity buses) (in Japanese)
Predecessors: Ministry of Industry | Cabinet | Home Ministry | Ministry of Communications | Cabinet | Ministry of Railways | Ministry of Transport and Communications | Ministry of Transport | ){kind=logo} Japanese National Railways | Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation | JNR Settlement Corporation | ||||||
| Passenger Railway Companies | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR East | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR Central | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR-West | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| JR Bus Companies | JR Hokkaido Bus | JR Bus Tohoku JR Bus Kanto JR Bustech | JR Tokai Bus | West JR Bus West Japan JR Bus Service Chugoku JR Bus Hikari Guru Rin Bus | JR Shikoku Bus | JR Kyushu Bus |
| Smart cards | Kitaca | Suica Mobile Suica | TOICA EX-IC | ICOCA | ICOCA (SHIKOKU ICOCA) | SUGOCA |
| Shinkansen lines | Hokkaido Shinkansen | Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen | Tokaido Shinkansen Chūō Shinkansen | San'yō Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen | Shikoku Shinkansen(proposed) | Kyushu Shinkansen |
| Railway museums | Hokkaido Railway Technology Museum | Railway Museum Ome Railway Park | SCMaglev and Railway Park | Kyoto Railway Museum Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum | Shikoku Railway Cultural Center | Kyushu Railway History Museum |
| Rolling stock manufacturers | - | Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-TREC) | Nippon Sharyo | Kinki Sharyo (partner) | - | - |
| International operations | - | West Midlands Trains (14.95%) | - | - | - | - |
| Other organizations | .svg.png')){kind=logo} JR Freight | ){kind=logo} Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) | ){kind=logo} Railway Information Systems (JR Systems) | .svg.png')){kind=logo} Railway Telecommunication ↓ ){kind=logo} Softbank | ){kind=logo} Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) | |
| Related topics: MARS (ticket reservation system) | National Railway Workers' Union | Japan Confederation of Railway Workers' Unions | Japan Railway Trade Unions Confederation | All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union | Sankei Children's Book Award | ||||||
