Editing Bus station (section)


{{Short description|Bus facility larger than a bus stop}}
[[File:UBC Exchange (20190907 115829).jpg|thumb|UBC Exchange at the [[University of British Columbia]] in Canada]]
[[File:Tampere bus station.jpg|thumb|[[Tampere Bus Station]] in [[Ratina, Tampere|Ratina]], [[Tampere]], Finland]]
A '''bus station''' or a '''bus interchange''' is a structure where [[city bus]]es or [[intercity bus]]es stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term '''bus depot''' can also be used to refer to a bus station, it can also refer to a [[bus garage]]. A bus station is larger than a [[bus stop]], which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop. It may be intended as a terminal station for a number of routes, or as a transfer station where the routes continue.

Bus station platforms may be assigned to fixed bus lines, or variable in combination with a dynamic passenger information system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vialis.nl/bin/ibp.jsp?ibpDispWhat=object&ibpPage=S13_FocusPage&ibpDispWho=STNI_ITEMS^l4429&ibpVersion=0&ibpZone=S13_Nieuwsarchief&ibpDisplay=view&|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917233320/http://www.vialis.nl/bin/ibp.jsp?ibpDispWhat=object&ibpPage=S13_FocusPage&ibpDispWho=STNI_ITEMS%5El4429&ibpVersion=0&ibpZone=S13_Nieuwsarchief&ibpDisplay=view&|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-17|title=New hightech bus station in Amstelveen opened|date=2009-10-13|publisher=Vialis|access-date=2010-02-07}}</ref> The latter requires fewer platforms, but does not provide consistent locations for passengers.