In plain English
It is a marked spot within a bus station, set aside for one bus to use. Passengers use that stopping place to get on the bus or leave it.
In context
Here, bay identifies the designated place in the bus station assigned for passengers to board that departing bus.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- labels the assigned boarding position for a bus departure.
Meaning limits
The term itself only identifies that kind of designated stopping place and does not by itself indicate the specific service or time.
Examples
“At the bus station, each bus waited in its own bay while passengers got on and off.”
“When boarding began, passengers hurried to the bay for the departing bus.”