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Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Logo: 京都市, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Government agency in Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (京都市交通局, Kyōto-shi Kōtsū-kyoku) is an agency of the city government of Kyoto, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses.2 It is headquartered in Sansa Ukyo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersSansa Ukyo1
- Websitewww.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu
- Legal formJapanese Regional Company1
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Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (京都市交通局, Kyōto-shi Kōtsū-kyoku) is an agency of the city government of Kyoto, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses.2
Timeline
- Jun 11, 1912Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu1
- Websitewww2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/kikaku.j1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/kyotocity_bus_subway1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCWWJc2s88DRmg25lyK8JyHw1
- WikipediaKyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5359594
Sources
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsKyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau logo by 京都市, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsKyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau photo by J o, CC BY-SA 3.0