Suwa Bus (諏訪バス) had been a bus company in Suwa area Nagano Prefecture, Japan until March 2011 because the company has been be taken over by Alpico Kotsu. After merging to Alpico Kotsu, Suwa Bus is a nickname which Alpico Kotsu Group operates on Suwa area.
History
- July 3, 1919 - Incorporation of Suwa Jidōsha K.K.
- July 1941 - Setting of greater Suwa area as business area
- December 1963 - Acquisition by Matsumoto Electric Railway as a subsidiary
- May 1981 - Change of corporate name to Suwa Bus K.K.
- December 1984 - Opening of Chuo Kosoku Bus Iida route (Iida–Shinjuku)
- November 1986 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Chino Route (Chūō Expressway Chino Bus Stop–Shinjuku)
- July 1987 - Opening of Chūō Expressway Bus Suwa–Okaya Route (Kami-Suwa/Okaya–Shinjuku)
- September 1988 - Opening of Misuzu Highway Bus
- July 1989 - Opening of Chino–Nagoya route via Chūō Expressway (discontinued in April 1997)