Editing Bus stop (section)

== Design ==
[[File:Haltestellenschild Jungfernstieg retouched.jpg|thumb|upright|Bus stop sign in [[Hamburg]] with line numbers and major stops]]
[[File:YRT bin.jpeg|thumb|upright|In many places, bus stop infrastructure includes bins for litter. Pictured is a rural bus stop in [[York Region]], north of [[Toronto]].]]
Bus stop infrastructure ranges from a simple pole and sign, to a rudimentary shelter, to sophisticated structures. The usual minimum is a pole mounted ''flag'' with suitable name/symbol. Bus stop shelters may have a full or partial roof, supported by a two, three or four sided construction. Modern stops are mere steel and glass/perspex constructions, although in other places, such as rural Britain, stops may be wooden brick or concrete built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://murdomacdonald.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/img_1445.jpg|title=Bus stop in Western Isles|website=wordpress.com|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>

The construction may include small inbuilt seats. The construction may feature [[bus advertising|advertising]], from simple posters, to complex illuminated, changeable or animated displays. Some installations have also included [[interactive]] advertising. Advertising may be the primary reason for the shelter, and the advertising pays for the bus shelter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keenan |first1=Edward |title=This useless Toronto transit shelter makes a good point — but not necessarily the one the city wants |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/04/30/this-useless-toronto-transit-shelter-makes-a-good-point-but-not-necessarily-the-one-the-city-wants.html |access-date=1 May 2019 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=30 May 2019}}</ref>  Design and construction may be uniform to reflect a large corporate or local authority provider, or installations may be more personal or distinctive where a small local authority such as a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] is responsible for the stop. The stop may include separate [[street furniture]] such as a [[Bench (furniture)|bench]], [[lighting]] and a [[dustbin|trash receptacle]] (dustbin).

Individual bus stops may simply be placed on the sidewalk/pavement next to the roadway, although they can also be placed to facilitate use of a [[bus rapid transit|busway]]. More complex installations can include construction of a [[bus turnout]] or a [[bus bulb]], for traffic management reasons, although use of a [[bus lane]] can make these unnecessary. A 'floating bus stop' or 'bus stop bypass' is located between a road and a cycle lane, so that passengers must cross the cycle lane in order to reach it.<ref>The Ranty Highwayman, '[https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2021/10/floating-bus-stops.html Floating Bus Stops]', 30 October 2021</ref> They are "ubiquitous in the Netherlands, and common across Europe".<ref>Cycling Embassy of Great Britain, '[https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/floating-bus-stop Floating bus stop]'</ref>

Several bus stops may be grouped together to facilitate easy transfer between routes. These may be arranged in a simple row along the street, or in parallel or diagonal rows of multiple stops. Groups of bus stops may be integral to [[transportation hub]]s. With extra facilities such as a waiting room or ticket office, outside groupings of bus stops can be classed as a rudimentary [[bus station]].

Convention is usually for the bus to draw level with the 'flag', although in areas of mixed front and rear entrance buses, such as London, a head stop, and more rarely a tail stop, indicates to the driver whether they should stop the bus with either the rear platform or the driver's cab level with the flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eplates.info/gplates.html|title="G" Plates|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-date=21 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221000432/http://www.eplates.info/gplates.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In certain areas, the area of road next the bus stop may be specially marked, and protected in law. Often, car drivers can be unaware of the legal implications of stopping or parking at a bus stop.<ref>[http://www.nctx.co.uk/Talking%20Point/BusLanesBusStops.htm Nottingham city transport] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716181356/http://www.nctx.co.uk/Talking%20Point/BusLanesBusStops.htm |date=July 16, 2007 }} Bus Lanes and Bus Stops - what's the problem?</ref>

In [[bus rapid transit]] systems, bus stops may be more elaborate than street bus stops, and can be termed "stations" to reflect this difference. These may have enclosed areas to allow off-bus fare collection for rapid boarding, and be spaced further apart, like tram stops. Bus stops on a bus rapid transit line may also have a more complex construction allowing [[High-floor|level boarding platforms]], and doors separating the enclosure from the bus until ready to board.

[[File:WardenVIVA6.JPG|thumb|A large suburban bus stop in [[York Region]], near Toronto]]
[[File:Bus stop in Chandigarh.jpg|thumb|Bus stop shelter in [[Chandigarh]], India]]