Nara Kotsu Bus Lines

Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. (奈良交通株式会社, Nara Kōtsu Kabushiki Kaisha), usually shortened to as Nara Kotsu (奈良交通, Nara kōtsu) or abbreviated to as Na-Ko (奈交, Nakō), is a bus operator that provides scheduled local services in Nara Prefecture, the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, and the central part of Osaka Prefecture in Japan.

Nara Kotsu Bus Lines

Isuzu Erga on Route 72 at Kintetsu-Koriyama Sta.
Parent	Kintetsu Bus Holdings Co., Ltd.
Founded	January 20, 1929 (1929-01-20)
Headquarters	1 chome 25-12, Omiya-cho, Nara, Nara, Japan
Locale	Japan
Service area	Local: Nara, Kyoto, Osaka, and Wakayama Airport: Osaka Intercity: Aichi, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Tokyo
Service type	Local, sightseeing, airport, intercity, tour, charter, and contract bus services
Alliance	Intercity routes shared by Kanto Bus, Keisei Bus, and Meitetsu Bus
Routes	179
Stops	N/A
Destinations	Kansai Int'l Airport Osaka (Itami) Airport Nagoya Shinjuku Tokyo Disney Resort Yokohama
Hubs	Kintetsu-Nara Sta. JR Nara Sta. Tenri Sta. Sakurai Sta. Yagi Sta. Takada Sta.
Stations	Kintetsu-Nara Sta. JR Nara Sta. Sakurai Sta. Yagi Sta. Kashiharajingu Sta. Gakuenmae Sta. North Ex. Gakuenmae Sta. South Ex. Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka Sta. Oji Sta. Takanohara Sta. Yamadagawa Sta. Hosono Sta.
Lounge	None
Depots	Nara Heijo Kitayamato Nishiyamato Haibara Katsuragi Yoshino Totsugawa Kyoto
Fleet	795 Isuzu Erga Hino Blue Ribbon Isuzu Cubic Isuzu Gala Hino S'elega
Daily ridership	142,000 passengers per day approx.
Annual ridership	51,830,000 passengers per year approx.
Fuel type	Diesel and Compressed Natural Gas
Operator	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.
President and CEO (Daihyō torishimariyaku shachō)	Muneo Taniguchi
Website	www.narakotsu.co.jp/language/en/

The operator also provides scheduled sightseeing bus services within Nara, airport bus services to and from Osaka Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport, and intercity bus services to and from Chiba, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yokohama. Charter, tour, and contract bus services are also provided by the operator.

History

The history of Nara Kotsu Bus Lines' traces its origin back to 1929 when Nara Auto Co., Ltd. (奈良自動車株式会社, Nara Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha) was founded in Nara City. The bus operator eventually has become the surviving entity and a sole operator in the prefecture since it merged with Fugen Nanwa Omnibus, Omine Auto, Yoshino Auto, and Yoshino-Uda Transit on July 1, 1943.

External links

• Official website