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100 Words Every Bus Passenger Should Know

May 19, 2026

100 Words Every Bus Passenger Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accelerate increase speed
2. adult grown passenger
3. ahead in front on the route
4. aisle the walkway between seats
5. alighting getting off the bus
6. announcement spoken travel information
7. app phone program for travel info
8. arrival the act of reaching
9. backpack bag worn on the back
10. bell signal device to request stop
11. bench long seat for waiting
12. boarding getting onto the bus
13. brake slow or stop the vehicle
14. breakdown mechanical failure stopping the bus
15. bus a road vehicle for passengers
16. button press to request a stop
17. card payment or travel pass card
18. cash money in coins or notes
19. change smaller money returned or needed
20. child young passenger
21. coach a long-distance bus
22. concession reduced fare for eligible riders
23. connection link to another service
24. contactless tap payment without cash
25. curb edge of the street
26. day pass ticket valid all day
27. delay a late arrival or departure
28. departure the act of leaving
29. destination the place you are going
30. detour a temporary different route
31. discount reduced price for a fare
32. door the entrance or exit
33. double-decker bus with two passenger levels
34. downtown the central city area
35. driver the person operating the bus
36. emergency serious unexpected dangerous situation
37. exit way out
38. express making fewer stops
39. fare the price of a ride
40. front the forward part of the bus
41. full having no room left
42. green light permission to go ahead
43. handrail bar to hold for support
44. inbound traveling toward the center
45. journey act of traveling somewhere
46. lane strip of road for vehicles
47. last stop the final stop on route
48. layover scheduled wait between trips
49. left the direction opposite right
50. litter trash left in public places
51. local stopping at most stations
52. lost property items left behind accidentally
53. luggage bags and suitcases carried
54. map diagram showing routes and stops
55. minibus a small passenger bus
56. next stop the upcoming stopping place
57. occupied already being used
58. off-peak less busy travel period
59. outbound traveling away from the center
60. overcrowded too full of passengers
61. pass ticket valid for multiple rides
62. passenger a person riding the bus
63. platform raised waiting area at a station
64. priority seat seat for those needing it most
65. pull over move to the road side
66. queue a line of waiting people
67. quiet with little noise
68. ramp sloped surface for easier boarding
69. rear the back part of the bus
70. receipt printed proof of payment
71. request stop signal asking the bus to stop
72. reserved kept for a specific use
73. return ticket for going and coming back
74. route the path a bus follows
75. rush hour the busiest travel time
76. schedule planned arrival and departure times
77. seat a place to sit
78. senior older passenger with reduced fare
79. shuttle a short repeated service
80. single ticket for one journey
81. standing not sitting during the ride
82. station a main place for bus services
83. stop a place where buses pick up
84. stroller pushchair for a small child
85. student learner often eligible for discount
86. tap touch card or phone to pay
87. terminal the end point of a route
88. ticket proof you paid to travel
89. traffic vehicles moving on roads
90. transfer changing to another bus
91. trip a ride from one place
92. turn change direction
93. upstairs on the upper level
94. uptown the upper city area
95. vacant empty and available
96. validator machine that checks a ticket
97. wheelchair chair used by a disabled person
98. window glass opening to look through
99. yield give way to others
100. zone fare area used for pricing

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