Soya Bus

The Soya Bus Co., Ltd. (宗谷バス株式会社, Souya Basu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company which was established on 1 July 1952[1] to inherit part business of the Dohoku Bus.

Soya Bus Co., Ltd.
A Soya Bus Aerobus (SS Mercury 109)
Founded1952
Headquarters5-2-23 Suehiro, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan (北海道稚内市末広5丁目2番23号)
Service areaHokkaido
Service typeBus
Fleet136 buses (as of July 2020)
Chief executiveNaomi Nakaba
Websitehttp://www.soyabus.co.jp/en/teikan

Outline

The SOYA bus is famous as a bus company which operates around the northernmost of the Japan. The bus company had belonged to Tokyu Group since 1959 until 2009.

Chronicle
  • on 1 July 1952: Commenced operations
  • on August 1954: Established Omu Office
  • on 1956: Head office was moved from Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya) to Wakkanai, Hokkaido
  • on 28 December 1959: This bus company was affiliated to Tokyu Corporation
  • on 1971: Discontinued Omu Office
  • on 1 July 1985: As Kohinhoku Line was discontinued, this company began to operate bustitution
  • on 1 May 1989: As Tempoku Line was discontinued, this company began to operate a bustitution
  • on 1 October 2010: Tokyu Corporation and Jōtetsu relinquished their shares, and transferred to Jay Will Partners. So, this company broke away from Tokyu Corporation[2]

Local bus services

Offices

Wickets

Route map

Express buses
NO Terminus Via Terminus Office Note
WAKKANAI Wakkanai Ferry Terminal Wakkanai Station Sapporo Station Wakkanai Office There is the first row seats exclusively for woman at the night service. Operated in step with Hokuto Bus
ESASHI ASAHIKAWA Esashi Station Shotombetsu, Otoineppu Station, Nayoro Station, Shibetsu Station Asahikawa Station Esashi Office Operated in step with Dohoku Bus
ESASHI SAPPORO Esashi Station Shotombetsu, Otoineppu Station, Nayoro Station Sapporo Station Esashi Office Operated in step with Dohoku Bus
TEMPOKU Onishibetsu Hamatombetsu, Nakatombetsu, Shotombetsu, Otoineppu Station, Nayoro Station, Shibetsu Station Asahikawa Station Esashi Office

Others

This bus company has swapped this company members for their bus company members who work in Horikawa Bus, Naha Bus and Ryukyu Bus since 2008. And, they also swap theirs for Soya Buses'. Soya Bus had the company members travel to Horikawa Bus which operates around Fukuoka Prefecture and Naha Bus・Ryukyu Bus that operates around Okinawa Prefecture during summer because this bus company is not busy during summer. They travel to Soya Bus in Hokkaido during winter because it doesn't snow during winter around Kyushu region.[3]

See also

References
  1. Outline
  2. About transferring of shares
  3. About dispatching of guides for sightseeing


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