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> "Bus Stop" is the place along the route where you flag a bus down; "Bus Station" is the main place where
> you find buses in large numbers (well - that's the theory rather than the fact ) and where you can change
> easily (??) from one route to another.
Not being a regular user of public transport, I'm not sure what we would call that. Probably an "interchange".
> However, if someone were to say just "station", I, and I think most of my fellow citizens, would assume
> "train" rather than "bus".
They could mean "police station" :)
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