Matsumoto Electric Railway
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Matsumoto Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (松本電気鉄道株式会社 Matsumoto Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a public transport company in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the core company of Alpico Group.
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[edit] Headquarters
The company's headquarters are at 1-1 Igawajō 2-chōme, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture 390-0831 Japan.
[edit] Area served
The company serves the city of Matsumoto and vicinity.
[edit] History
- May 29, 1920 - Incorporated as Chikuma Railway (筑摩鉄道)[1][2]
- October 2, 1921 - Opens Shimashima Line railway between Matsumoto and Niimura.[3]
- May 3, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Niimura to Hata.[3]
- September 26, 1922 - Extends Shimashima Line from Hata to Shimashima.[3]
- October 31, 1922 - Renamed as Chikuma Electric Railway (筑摩電気鉄道)[3]
- April 19, 1924 - Opens Asama Line tramway between Matsumoto and Asama-onsen.[4]
- December 2, 1932 - Renamed as Matsumoto Electric Railway
- 1942 - Merges with Matsumoto Jidōsha (松本自動車) bus company.[2]
- 1955 - Renames Shimashima Line as Kamikōchi Line.
- April 1, 1964 - Abolishes Asama Line.[4]
- 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.[3]
[edit] Railway operation
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.
[edit] Bus operation
The company operates highway bus routes and commuter bus routes.
[edit] Highway bus routes
- 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
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- servicing it in collaboration with Meitetsu Bus
- Alpine Matsumoto Go
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Osaka
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- servicing it in collaboration with Hankyu Bus
- Misuzu Highway Bus
- Nagano - Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Matsumoto Bus Terminal - Iida
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ 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 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2008-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai, p. 46. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
- ^ a b Wakuda, supra, p. 48
