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Gifu Bus Co., Ltd
岐阜乗合自動車

Company type	Kabushiki kaisha
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	April 21, 1943
Headquarters	Gifu,Gifu Prefecture , Japan
Revenue	5.82 billion yen (2005)
Total assets	12.67 billion yen (2005)
Number of employees	532
Parent	Nagoya Railroad
Subsidiaries	Gifu Bus Kankou Co. Meihō Kōgen Kaihatsu Gifu Bus Community Co.
Website	Homepage

Gifu Bus Co., Ltd. (岐阜乗合自動車,Gifu Noriai Jidōsha) is apublic transportation company based inGifu,Gifu Prefecture,Japan. It is a subsidiary ofNagoya Railroad and primarily operates within Gifu Prefecture. Some of its public transportation routes within the city of Gifu were handed over byMeitetsu Bus on October 1, 2004. On April 1, 2005, it also received the public bus routes run by the city. At the same time, it also replaced bus lines in nearby cities and began operating the Gifu Community Bus.

Gifu Bus operates 11 offices in the area, three of which are located within the city of Gifu. The other locations within Gifu Prefecture includeYamagata,Mino,Seki,Gujō,Kakamigahara andGinan. The final location is in neighboringAichi Prefecture'sNishiharu.

Drivers' nameplates indicate the branch to which they belong, so some nameplates indicate branch offices that have been closed, moved or merged and are not included in the list above.

Gifu Bus' local routes are divided into regions and fares vary based on the distance traveled between the boarding and unboarding locations. The base fare is 200yen, though reduced fares are available for children and the elderly. Riders can take a numbered ticket when boarding the bus, with their fare indicated on a board at the front of the bus as they get off.

Until March 31, 2007, riders were able to use prepaid fare cards to pay for their fare. These cards were available in various denominations and offered riders a bonus of 5–15%, depending on the denomination purchased. These prepaid cards were replaced by theAyucasmart cards, which first went on sale on December 1, 2006. Like the prepaid cards, these smart cards replaced cash and gave bonuses to riders when they recharged their cards. Both systems were used simultaneously for four months until the prepaid cards were stopped.

The majority of the buses in use were made byMitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, because those were the buses used by Nagoya Railroad when the routes began. However, the buses run by Gifu were models made by eitherIsuzu orNissan Diesel, so there is some variety among bus types. Additionally, some buses were purchased fromKawasaki Heavy Industries many years ago; these buses have been refurbished and are still in use.

In 2005, Gifu Bus began using non-step buses fromHino Motors to accommodate theaging population of the area. The company also uses hybrid buses made by Mitsubishi that were first used inExpo 2005 in neighboring Aichi Prefecture; most of these buses are operated by the Yanagase Branch Office. Hino Motors provided the hybrid buses used exclusively on the Shinai Loop Line.

The sightseeing and highway buses generally use Mitsubishi buses, but there are also a few made byMercedes-Benz. Some of the larger model buses were built by theBelgian companyVan Hool.

The company's bus routes are listed below, separated by the branch office which manages them. (Note: Not all branch offices run bus lines.)

^HIndicates highway lines

Each route listed above (other than the Gifu City Loop Line, the Yana Bus, the Community Bus, the School bus as Ōno Kitakō and Kagashima Ōhashi Line, and the Highway Lines) are designated with both a letter and a two-digit number. All routes run throughMeitetsu Gifu Station along eight main trunks, so each line is divided into one of eight groups. The numbering indicates how far from Meitetsu Gifu Station the final destination is (e.g. a bus numbered "80" would travel further than a bus numbered "50"). The eight letters and their respective areas are listed below.

Three of the routes have a few buses that run beyond normal operating hours, allowing commuters and other people to catch a late bus home. The charge for these buses is twice the normal fare and they do not run on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

• Kurono Line (Kakigase Branch Office)
• Takatomi Line (Takatomi Branch Office)
• Ōbora Danchi Line (Kakamigahara Branch Office)

Gifu Bus operates shuttle buses to two local universities—Asahi University^[1] andGifu University.^[2] The route to Asahi University is jointly operated by the Gifu, Gifu West and Kakigase branch offices. The Gifu University route is part of the Kenchō Gidai Line and is run by the Kakigase Branch Office.

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