Translation of railway/bus station in Switzerland
A traveler named Ajittipnis is trying to understand the terms used for transportation in Switzerland. They are confused about the differences between 'Bahnhof' and bus station terminology in the Swiss context. They are seeking clarification on this topic to enhance their travel experience.
- In German, 'Bahnhof' means railway station, while a bus stop is called 'Bushaltestelle'.
- In larger cities like Zurich, bus terminals are often referred to as 'Busbahnhof'.
- Rural areas may not have many bus stations; buses frequently depart from railway stations.
- For main bus terminals in places like Chur, look for 'Postautostation' signs.
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Hi
I am little confused about the word “BAHNOF”, is it Railway station or Bus Station?
what is called in swiss for Railway station and Bus station?
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Hi Ajittipnis,
In the German speaking regions, railway station is “Bahnhof” (note the second h). A bus stop would be called Bushaltestelle. Haltestelle is a more generic word for a stop – either train or bus – but if train it mostly refers to a small station.
Note that the name of the country is Switzerland 🙂
railway station in German is Bahnhof (comes from the two words Bahn and Hof, where Hof = yard/farm/courtyard and Bahn = railway)
There aren’t all that many bus stations in rural Switzerland as in many cases buses leave from outside railway stations.
However in In major cities (Zurich) and large transport hub towns (eg Olten) you get ‘Busbahnhof’. In some places in Switzerland (eg Chur) the main bus terminal might be the ‘Postautostation’.
You also see ‘ZOB’ which is an abbreviaiton of ‘Zentralomnibusbahnhof’
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