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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.

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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal 草津温泉バスターミナル (草津温泉駅)
General information
Location	Kusatsu, Kusatsu, Gunma, Agatsuma District, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture(群馬県吾妻郡草津町草津) Japan
Coordinates	36.620833°N 138.596444°E / 36.620833; 138.596444 (accident site)
Operated by	Kusatsu Bus Terminal CO.,LTD.
Other information
Website	official website(en)
History
Opened	11 December 1935
Location
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal (Japan) Show map of 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

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.

NO	Name	Via	Terminal	Company	Note
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 Blue Liner Kusatsu Onsen	Takasaki Station, Kawagoe Station	Omiya Station (Saitama)	Koei Kotsu
6	Expressway Bus DTS LINE	Non stop	Yashio Station	Dts creation	At 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 Line	Shibuya Station, Futako-Tamagawa Station	Tama-Plaza Station	Ueda Bus, Tokyu Transse, Keio Bus
	Express Bus Yubatake	Shin-Kazawa Onsen	Ueda Station (Nagano)	Ueda Bus
7	Shiranekazan Line	Sessho Kawara	Shirane Kazan[3]	Kusakaru Kotsu, 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
	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

• 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

Kusatsu Onsen Station

Kusatsu Onsen Station 草津温泉駅
A SL of Kusatsu Electric Railway
General information
Location	Kusatsu, Taki, Agatsuma District, Gunma （群馬県吾妻郡草津町） Japan
Operated by	Kusakaru Electric Railway
Line(s)	Kusakaru Electric Railway Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	19 September 1926
Closed	1 February 1962
Location
Kusatsu Onsen Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Kusatsu Onsen Station Kusatsu Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of 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

External links

• Official Website

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