Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal 草津温泉バスターミナル (草津温泉駅) | |
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| Location | Kusatsu, Kusatsu, Gunma, Agatsuma District, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture(群馬県吾妻郡草津町草津) Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°37′15″N 138°35′47″E / 36.620833°N 138.596444°ECoordinates: 36°37′15″N 138°35′47″E / 36.620833°N 138.596444°E |
| Operated by | Kusatsu Bus Terminal CO.,LTD. |
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| Website | official website(en) |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 Dcember 1935 |
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  Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal Location within Gunma Prefecture | |
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 operated by JR Bus and Kusatsu, Gunma a bus terminal at Kusatsu, Gunma in Japan. Besides, the bus terminal is used by the JR Bus・Seibu Bus・Kusakaru Kotsu and so on.
History[]
Japan National Railway constructed many railway lines, and the organization also constructed bus terminal for many bus routes. Joshu Kusatsu Line which connected Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station with Kusatsu Onsen was open to traffic due to Kusatsu Onsen where are famous as hot spring from long ago. And after that，JNR Bus had 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[]
There are Midori no Madoguchi (operated by JR East), it sells railway tickets which are able to use from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station to many stations on all JR Lines, and limited express tickest. And, also sells bus tickets which connect this terminal with Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station
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.
| NO | Name | Via | Terminal | Company | Note |
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| 2,3,4 | Kusatsu Line | Joshu Otsu | Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station | JR Bus Kanto | Passengers who have vaild Japan Rail Pass are able to ride on this route buses at free. |
| 5 | Expressway Bus Joshu Yumeguri | Ikaho Onsen, Nerima Station | Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal | JR Bus | |
| Expressway Bus Tokyo Yumeguri | Tokyo Station | ||||
| Expressway Bus Kusatsu Line | Shibuya Station, Futako-Tamagawa Station | Tama-Plaza Station | , Tokyu Transse, Keio Bus | ||
| Expressway Bus Blue Liner Kusatsu Onsen | Takasaki Station, Kawagoe Station | Omiya Station (Saitama) | Koei Kotsu | ||
| 6 | Shiranekazan Line | Sessho Kawara | Shirane Kazan[3] | , JR Bus Kanto | Suspend 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 Line | Shirane Kazan,[3] Manzaonsen, Manza-Kazawaguchi Station, Onioshidashi-en | Karuizawa Station | Seibu Bus | ||
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| Express Kusakaru Line | Kita-Karuizawa | Kusakaru Kotsu | |||
| Kusakaru Hospital Line | Nishi-Agatsuma Welfare Hospital | ||||
| 8,9 | Kusatsu City Community Circular-route Bus A・B・C | Circular-route | Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal | JR Bus Kanto | Fares at a flat rate of 100 yen. Official website |
| Ueda Bus | Yubatake | Shin-Kazawa Onsen | Ueda Station (Nagano) | Ueda Bus |
- 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 | |
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 A SL of Kusatsu Electric Railway | |
| Location | Kusatsu, Taki, Agatsuma District, Gunma （群馬県吾妻郡草津町） Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 19 September 1926 |
| Closed | 1 February 1962 |
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Kusatsu Onsen Station Location within Gunma Prefecture | |
Kusatsu Onsen Station (草津温泉駅, Kusatsu Onsen-eki) was a railway station which belonged to 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[]
- ^ About opening
- ^ The bus terminal was named "Joshu" Kusatsu because avoid confusion with Kusatsu Station (Shiga) on Tōkaidō Main Line
- ^ Jump up to: a b At the bus stop, passengers are able to transfer onto Nagaden Bus for Yudanaka Station via Hasuike and Shiga Kogen.
- ^ About Kusakaru Electric Railway
External links[]
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