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bus station
A central place or facility where several bus lines, especially long-distance buses or regional lines, arrive, depart, and stop.
Wir treffen uns um 15 Uhr am Busbahnhof, um den Fernbus nach Hamburg zu nehmen.
We'll meet at the bus station at 3 p.m. to take the long-distance bus to Hamburg.
The word is composed of 'Bus' (bus) and 'Bahnhof' (station). The 's' in the middle is a linking s that connects the two words. A 'Busbahnhof' is therefore literally a station for buses.
Alle Fernbusse fahren von diesem Busbahnhof ab.
All long-distance buses depart from this bus station.
To indicate a location, you use 'am Busbahnhof' (at the bus station). To express direction, you say 'zum Busbahnhof' (to the bus station).
Ich warte am Busbahnhof auf dich.
I'll wait for you at the bus station.
Typical verbs in connection with a bus station are 'ankommen' (to arrive), 'abfahren' (to depart), and 'warten' (to wait).
Der Bus nach Berlin fährt in zehn Minuten am Busbahnhof ab.
The bus to Berlin departs from the bus station in ten minutes.
bus stop
Bushaltestelle and Busbahnhof are places where buses stop and passengers get on or off. A Bushaltestelle is usually a single marked place along a road, whereas a Busbahnhof is a central facility for several routes. Use Bushaltestelle for a single route and Busbahnhof for a central transfer point.
Wir warten am Busbahnhof auf den Bus nach Berlin.
We are waiting at the bus station for the bus to Berlin.
Wir warten an der Bushaltestelle vor dem Supermarkt auf den Bus.
We are waiting for the bus at the bus stop in front of the supermarket.
