page_title: Rail replacement bus service
hierarchical_section_title: Rail replacement bus service
caption_attribution_description: English: Rail replacement bus service at Lime Street, Liverpool, England. In operation due to Liverpool Central railway station being closed for refurbishment. This bus YN51KVG previously worked route 3 to Crystal Palace in London.
context_page_description: A rail replacement bus service uses buses to replace a passenger train service either on a temporary or permanent basis. The train service that is replaced may be of any type such as light rail, tram, streetcar, commuter rail, regional rail or heavy rail, intercity passenger service. The rail service may be replaced if the line is closed due to rail maintenance, a breakdown of a train, a rail accident, strike action or to simply provide additional capacity, or if the rail service is not economically viable.
  Terms for a rail replacement bus service include bustitution and bus bridge. Substitution of rail services by buses can be unpopular and subject to criticism, so the term bustitution is often used pejoratively.
  A similar concept in some ways is motorization, but that term more broadly refers to the rise of the automobile as well as bus transportation.
context_section_description: A rail replacement bus service uses buses to replace a passenger train service either on a temporary or permanent basis. The train service that is replaced may be of any type such as light rail, tram, streetcar, commuter rail, regional rail or heavy rail, intercity passenger service. The rail service may be replaced if the line is closed due to rail maintenance, a breakdown of a train, a rail accident, strike action or to simply provide additional capacity, or if the rail service is not economically viable.
  Terms for a rail replacement bus service include  bustitution (a portmanteau of the words "bus" and "substitution", may also be bustitute) and bus bridge. Substitution of rail services by buses can be unpopular and subject to criticism, so the term bustitution is often used pejoratively.
  A similar concept in some ways is motorization, but that term more broadly refers to the rise of the automobile as well as bus transportation.
caption: Abellio London Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 rail replacement bus in Liverpool, UK
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