Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal

Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal (草津温泉バスターミナル (草津温泉駅), Kusatsu Onsen Basu Ta-minaru) is managed by JR Bus and Kusatsu, Gunma a bus terminal at Kusatsu, Gunma in Japan. Besides, the bus terminal is used by the JR Bus and Seibu Bus, Kusakaru Kotsu and so on.

Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal

草津温泉バスターミナル (草津温泉駅)
General information
LocationKusatsu, Kusatsu, Gunma, Agatsuma District, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture(群馬県吾妻郡草津町草津)
Japan
Coordinates36.620833°N 138.596444°E / 36.620833; 138.596444 (accident site)
Operated byKusatsu Bus Terminal CO.,LTD.
Other information
Websiteofficial website(en)
History
Opened11 December 1935
Location
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal (Japan)

History

Japan National Railway constructed many railway lines, and the organization also constructed bus terminals for many bus routes. Joshu Kusatsu Line which connected Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station with Kusatsu Onsen was open to traffic since transport passengers to Kusatsu Onsen where is famous as hot spring from long ago. And after that，JNR Bus had many route buses bound for resort spots such as Yudanaka Station and Karuizawa Station, Mount Kusatsu-Shirane from this bus terminal.

Chronicle
  • On 11 December 1935 - This bus terminal was established as Joshu Kusatsu Station on Joshu Kusatsu Line.[1][2]
  • 1 June 1962 - The Joshu Kusatsu was renamed Kusatsu Onsen.

Facilities

There are tracks and "Midori no Madoguchi" on the second floor.

Stores for tickets
Midori no Madoguchi

There is Midori no Madoguchi (operated by JR East), railway tickets which are able to use from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station to many stations on JR Group and limited express tickets are sold on this store. And, a bus ticket which connect this terminal with Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station is also sold.

Besides, the store sells tickets of Seibu Bus and Kusakaru Kotsu.

Highway and limited express, route Buses
  • The bus terminal has track 1. But, track 1 isn't used by any regular route bus, so used by the chartered buses and acting buses only.
Bus terminal is full of buses
NONameViaTerminalCompanyNote
2,3,4Kusatsu LineJoshu OtsuNaganohara-Kusatsuguchi StationJR Bus KantoPassengers who have vaild Japan Rail Pass are able to ride on this route buses at free.
5Expressway Bus Joshu YumeguriIkaho Onsen, Nerima StationShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalJR Bus
Expressway Bus Tokyo YumeguriTokyo Station
Expressway Bus Blue Liner Kusatsu OnsenTakasaki Station, Kawagoe StationOmiya Station (Saitama)Koei Kotsu
6Expressway Bus DTS LINENon stopYashio StationDts creationAt Yashio Station, passengers are able to transfer onto Shirakobato bound to Narita Airport operated by Tobu Bus Central, or they are able to transfer onto Tsukuba bound to Tsukuba Station operated by Kanto Railway.
Expressway Bus Kusatsu LineShibuya Station, Futako-Tamagawa StationTama-Plaza StationUeda Bus, Tokyu Transse, Keio Bus
Express Bus YubatakeShin-Kazawa OnsenUeda Station (Nagano)Ueda Bus
7Shiranekazan LineSessho KawaraShirane Kazan[3]Kusakaru Kotsu, JR Bus KantoSuspend during winter. Passengers who have vaild Japan Rail Pass are able to ride on this route buses excluding Kusakaru Kotsu operate services at free.
Karuizawa Sennoiri Kusatsu LineShirane Kazan,[3] Manzaonsen, Manza-Kazawaguchi Station, Onioshidashi-enKaruizawa StationSeibu Bus
Express Kusakaru LineKita-KaruizawaKusakaru Kotsu
Kusakaru Hospital LineNishi-Agatsuma Welfare Hospital
8,9Kusatsu City Community Circular-route Bus A・B・CCircular-routeKusatsu Onsen Bus TerminalJR Bus KantoFares at a flat rate of 100 yen. Official website
  • Shirane Kazan bus stop is closed due to eruption of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane. So, any bus route which are bound for Shirane Kazan bus stop is not operating between Shirane Kazan bus stop and irregular terminus.

Surrounding areas

Kusatsu Onsen Station
Kusatsu Onsen Station

草津温泉駅
A SL of Kusatsu Electric Railway
General information
LocationKusatsu, Taki, Agatsuma District, Gunma
（群馬県吾妻郡草津町）
Japan
Operated byKusakaru Electric Railway
Line(s)Kusakaru Electric Railway Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened19 September 1926
Closed1 February 1962
Location
Kusatsu Onsen Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kusatsu Onsen Station
Kusatsu Onsen Station (Japan)

Kusatsu Onsen Station (草津温泉駅, Kusatsu Onsen-eki) was a railway station which belonged to Kusakaru Electric Railway Line had been located near Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal unitil 1962. So, there is a stele on Kusakaru Electric Railway and Kusatsu Onsen Station near this bus terminal.[4]

References
  1. About opening
  2. The bus terminal was named "Joshu" Kusatsu because avoid confusion with Kusatsu Station (Shiga) on Tōkaidō Main Line
  3. At the bus stop, passengers are able to transfer onto Nagaden Bus for Yudanaka Station via Hasuike and Shiga Kogen.
  4. About Kusakaru Electric Railway
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