Bus Station.

[Emjay]

Is anyone able to inform me on what exactly a bus station does? Ive placed one without the bus depot or the stops and nothing is happening with it. I would have expected to place stops but it wont let me after placing the station. I figured the station would have been a higher capacity version of the depot but obviously not.

Interestingly though it does mention soemthing about coaches, which we didn't have before AD DLC.

So any ideas?

[Mansen]

Why would something happen? It isn't a Bus Depot. It's a big bus hub.

You put it somewhere central, and connect existing bus routes to it, so they can link up to each other easily. Think of it as a Grand Central for buses.

[NoirMoutton]

In order for the bus station to operate properly you must first place a bus depot. Next you should place your bus station in a central position to service the city. Following this create new bus lines that start and end at the bus station. Straightforward, common sense process.

[Emjay]

So why would you choose to use a bus station rather than just stops or the bus depot itself?

[Mansen]

Originally posted by Emjay:

So why would you choose to use a bus station rather than just stops or the bus depot itself?

Because...

... A bus stop is on the road itself, blocking off traffic. A bus station can support up to ten simultanous bus routes that can drop off and pick up passengers on the lot.

... a bus depot doesn't have anything to do with bus routes, only spawning buses.

[Emjay]

Originally posted by Mansen:

Originally posted by Emjay:

So why would you choose to use a bus station rather than just stops or the bus depot itself?

Because...

... A bus stop is on the road itself, blocking off traffic. A bus station can support up to ten simultanous bus routes that can drop off and pick up passengers on the lot.

... a bus depot doesn't have anything to do with bus routes, only spawning buses.

Point A I get, makes sense.

If I remember correctly though can't you use the bus depot as a drop off point in a bus route? Or am I thinking Cities In Motion.

[Mansen]

Why would you though? Bus Depots are put far from anything, because of its noise.

[Emjay]

Originally posted by Mansen:

Why would you though? Bus Depots are put far from anything, because of its noise.

Obviously im doing it wrong then. I usually place them in the middle of shopping centers.

[Mansen]

They're basically maintenance facilities for your buses - The depots that is. Not the new After Dark station*

That isn't always the case in real life though - I live in a regional capital with around 100k inhabitants. Our big "hub" for buses and trains both have depot facilities on site.

But those are mostly for refueling and a wash - They have larger depots outside of the city for repairs, or longterm storage.

[Emjay]

Originally posted by Mansen:

They're basically maintenance facilities for your buses - The depots that is. Not the new After Dark station*

That isn't always the case in real life though - I live in a regional capital with around 100k inhabitants. Our big "hub" for buses and trains both have depot facilities on site.

But those are mostly for refueling and a wash - They have larger depots outside of the city for repairs, or longterm storage.

Same here, I live in south wales and in the Capitol (around 400,000 people) the bus station is also the bus depot, as it is also the train station but thats another matter.

[Mansen]

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