[OSM-talk] bus_stop / bus_station

[Shaun McDonald]

Stefan Neufeind wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just "discovered" there is
> highway=bus_stop and
> amenity=bus_station
>
> According to "map features" the latter is for a larger bus_station with 
> several bus-stops etc.
>
> Having a closer look I saw that they are shown differently e.g. in JOSM. 
> "highway=bus_stop" in this case is a dark blue "something" on a black 
> background, whereas the other is clearly visible as a bus_stop/_station.
>
> And several normal stops at roads near here were tagged as a bus_station 
> which actually are just one small stop on the side of a normal road. So 
> strictly looking they were tagged wrong (by me mosly, by the way).
> I wonder if others see the problem as well and if mappers really see a 
> difference between the two. Otherwise maybe it would make sense to make 
> both treated equal and assume stat a larger "station" is an area/way 
> instead of just a node (where actually more lanes, stops etc. are there)?
>
>   

It may be that people are tagging amenity=bus_station for bus stops that 
are termini. It will be marked on the ground as a bus stand.

Shaun