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Osaka Suijō Bus

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Locale
  
Osaka, Osaka, Japan

No. of terminals
  
7

Operator
  
Osaka Suijō Bus

Transit type
  
Water taxi

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Waterway
  
Ōkawa River, Dōtonbori Canal, Port of Osaka

No. of lines
  
2 water bus lines and 3 excursion courses

No. of vessels
  
5 water buses, 2 excursion cruise ships

Profiles

The Osaka Suijō Bus (大阪水上バス, Ōsaka Suijō Basu) is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on Ōkawa River and Dōtonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship on the Port of Osaka, and a restaurant ship on Ōkawa River. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships. The company once operated commuter ships as well, but the service was cancelled in 2005.

Contents

Lines

Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions.

  • Aqualiner (アクアライナー, Akua Rainā) (water bus)
  • Ōsakajō → Temmabashi → Yodoyabashi → OAP → Ōsakajō
  • Aqua Mini (アクアmini, Akua Mini) (small water bus)
  • Ōsakajō — Dazaemonbashi — Minatomachi
  • Himawari (ひまわり) (restaurant ship)
  • OAP → (Ōkawa River) → OAP
  • Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (excursion cruise ship)
  • Kaiyūkan Aquarium West → (Port of Osaka) → Kaiyūkan Aquarium West
  • Ships

  • Aqualiners (Water bus)
  • Naniwa 2 (なにわ2号, Naniwa Ni-gō)
  • Naniwa 3 (なにわ3号, Naniwa San-gō)
  • Naniwa 5 (なにわ5号, Naniwa Go-gō)
  • Aqua Mini boats (Small water bus)
  • Suito-gō Aqua Mini 1 (水都号 アクアmini 1号, Suito-gō Akua Mini Ichi-gō)
  • Suito-gō Aqua Mini 2 (水都号 アクアmini 2号, Suito-gō Akua Mini Ni-gō)
  • Himawari (ひまわり) (Restaurant ship)
  • A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service.
  • Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (Excursion cruise ship / restaurant ship)
  • A ship modeled after Santa María, a sailing ship of Christopher Columbus, albeit 2 times larger.

    References

    Osaka Suijō Bus Wikipedia