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A bus station is a structure where city or intercity bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop
Bus stop

A bus stop is a designated place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave a bus....
, which is usually simply a place on the sidewalk (UK: pavement) where buses can stop. It may be intended as a terminal station
Bus terminus

A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a Public transport timetable is timed from....
 for a number of routes, or as a transfer station where the routes continue.

The largest bus station in the world is The Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, or Tel Aviv Central Bus Terminal is the primary bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located in the southern part of the city....
 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
. The station, which was opened in 1993 has a built area of 230,000 mē and a total area of 44 dunams (44,000 mē).






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A bus station is a structure where city or intercity bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop
Bus stop

A bus stop is a designated place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave a bus....
, which is usually simply a place on the sidewalk (UK: pavement) where buses can stop. It may be intended as a terminal station
Bus terminus

A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a Public transport timetable is timed from....
 for a number of routes, or as a transfer station where the routes continue.

The largest bus station in the world is The Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, or Tel Aviv Central Bus Terminal is the primary bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located in the southern part of the city....
 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
. The station, which was opened in 1993 has a built area of 230,000 mē and a total area of 44 dunams (44,000 mē). However, this station was considered for a long time as a failure, mainly due to its location in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

Bus station platforms may be assigned to fixed bus lines, or variable in combination with a dynamic passenger information system . The latter requires fewer platforms, but does not supply the passenger the comfort of knowing the platform well in advance and waiting there.

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