Kantetsu Green Bus

As part of the business efficiency, Hokota office of Kanto Railway was split into Kantetsu Melon Bus in 2001. And, in 2002, Kanto Railway established Kantetsu Green Bus as a wholly owned subsidiary in the Ishioka area. Service areas are based in Ishioka, and a part of bus routes are operated on Tsuchiura. Besides, in 2005, Kantetsu Green Bus consolidated Kantetsu Melon Bus, so the company has had bus routes which operated in the Hokota. In addition, the company has operated "Kashitetsu Bus" since 2007. This is a bustitution of Kashima Railway that was taken out of service in 2007. Service areas of the company have many tourist resources; Ibaraki Airport, Kairakuen and Mount Tsukuba.[1]

• 1 June 2001 - Hokota Office of Kanto Railway was split into Kantetsu Melon Bus
• 30 September - A part of bus routes that had belonged to Kanshima Office of Kanto Railway was transferred to Kantetsu Melon Bus.
• 15 March 2002 - Kantetsu Green Bus was established
• 1 July - A part of routes that had belong to Kakioka and Ishioka Office of Kanto Railway was transferred to Kantetsu Green Bus.
• 2005 - Kantetsu Green Bus was consolidated with Kantetsu Melon Bus which was abolished
• 2007 - As Kashima Railway was taken out of service, Kashitetsu Bus was commenced operating[2]
• 11 March 2010 - Airport Bus between Ibaraki Airport and Ishioka Station or Shin-Hokota Station was commenced operating
• 1 June 2012 - Kasumigaura Koiki Bus operated between Tsuchiura Station and Tamatsukuri Station was commenced operating
• 21 May 2016 - Koiki Renkei Bus operated around the Namegata・Itako・Kashima areas was commenced operating[3]
• 1 September - East Exit BRT Bus Terminal was installed
• 16 March 2018 - IC Cards such as Suica and PASMO were adapted to use all bus routes.[4]
• 28 April - As the company has adapted IC Card since 2018, IC 1 dairy Pass Ticket for using almost bus routes of Kanto Railway Group has been sold. The ticket costs 710 yen to ride on all bus routes excluding Community buses and Highway buses and Tsukubasan Shuttle Bus.[5]

• Ishioka Head Office
• Kakioka Office
• Hokota Office

Kantetsu Purple Bus Co., Ltd.

Headquarters
Parent	Kanto Railway
Founded	26 September 1978
Headquarters	〒315-0022 5-18 Yukisatogawa, Yawata, Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan (茨城県石岡市行里川５－１８)
Service area	Ibaraki
Service type	Bus
Fleet	25 buses
Chief executive	長津 博樹
Website	http://kantetsu.co.jp/green-bus/

The Kantetsu Purple Bus Co., Ltd. (関鉄パープルバス株式会社, Kantegu Pa-puru Basu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company within the Kanto Railway, and also belongs to Keisei Group. This company was established on 26 September 1978 to inherit the partly business of the Kanto Railway's bus department.

As part of the business efficiency, Tsukuba Kita office Shimotsuma Branch of Kanto Railway was transferred to Kantetsu Melon Bus on 1 June 2001.

• Kanto Railway
• Kashima Railway
• Keisei Bus
• Tokyo BRT
• Keisei Transit Bus
• Tokyo Bay City Bus

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