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bus stop
A marked place on a street where scheduled buses stop to let passengers get on and off.
Der Bus kommt in fünf Minuten, wir müssen uns zur Bushaltestelle beeilen.
The bus is coming in five minutes; we need to hurry to the bus stop.
This word is a clear example of a German compound word: it consists of 'Bus' (bus), 'halten' (to stop, in the form 'Halte'), and 'Stelle' (place). So it is literally a 'place for buses to stop'.
Die nächste Bushaltestelle ist nur 200 Meter entfernt.
The next bus stop is only 200 meters away.
To indicate a position, you use 'an der Bushaltestelle' (at the bus stop, dative). To express direction, you say 'zur Bushaltestelle' (to the bus stop, dative).
Ich warte an der Bushaltestelle auf dich.
I'm waiting for you at the bus stop.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Bushaltestelle' (bus stop) are 'warten' (to wait), 'stehen' (to stand), '(ein/aus)steigen' (to get on/off), and 'verpassen' (to miss).
An der nächsten Bushaltestelle müssen wir aussteigen.
We have to get off at the next bus stop.
stop
Both words refer to a marked place where public transportation stops according to schedule. Haltestelle is more general and can refer, for example, to buses or trams; Bushaltestelle specifically means a stop for scheduled buses. Use the specific form when the type of transportation is important.
An dieser Bushaltestelle hält nur der Linienbus.
Only the scheduled bus stops at this bus stop.
An dieser Haltestelle halten Busse und Straßenbahnen.
Buses and trams stop at this stop.
