Tag:highway=bus_stop

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Description
A bus stop is a place where public buses stop. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Bus stop.12.svg
Group: highways
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: de facto


Definition

This tag is for a bus stop. A bus stop should be defined for each discrete location where buses stop, which may be identified by a pole, a shelter or in some cases may be a customary stop but not with with any physical infrastructure.

If there are two places where buses stop on either side of the road then two bus stops should be defined.

If there are three bus stops in a row on one side of the road then there should be three stops identified.

A bus stop is a type of Stop Point as defined in Transmodel.

use operator for the name of the company that operates the bus route.

See also

amenity=bus_station

External links

Transmodel terms starting with (S)