A bus replacement service operates in place of a rail route during track closures. Transit agencies deploy fleets of charter or transit buses to shuttle passengers between train stations when the rail line is shut down for engineering work, derailments, or severe weather. These services often add significant travel time due to road traffic and slower boarding processes.
Heard on the job
Track maintenance on the red line means we're running a bus replacement service between Central and North stations all weekend.
Also heard as
- bustitution
- rail replacement bus