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An intercity bus service (North American English) or intercity coach service (British English and Commonwealth English), also called a long-distance, express, over-the-road, commercial, long-haul, or highway bus or coach service, is a public transport service using coaches to carry passengers significant distances between different cities, towns, or other populated areas. Unlike a transit bus service, which has frequent stops throughout a city or town, an intercity bus service generally has a single stop at one location in or near a city, and travels long distances without stopping at all. Intercity bus services may be operated by government agencies or private industry, for profit and not for profit.[1] Intercity coach travel can serve areas or countries with no train services, or may be set up to compete with trains by providing a more flexible or cheaper alternative.
Intercity bus services are of prime importance in lightly populated rural areas that often have little or no public transportation.[2]
Intercity bus services are one of four common transport methods between cities, not all of which are available in all places. The others are by airliner, train, and private automobile.[3]
- ^ Traffic and Highway Engineering By Nicholas J. Garber, Lester A. Hoel, page 46
- ^ Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs. Transportation Research Board. 2002. ISBN 9780309067638. Retrieved 2012-10-29 – via Google Books.
- ^ Transportation Statistics Annual Report (1997) edited by Marsha Fenn, page 175