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Top 7 most unique and strange bus station designs in the world

Buses are some of the most reliable means of transportation, but passengers still have to wait for the bus. However, in some towns around the world, passengers can wait for buses in style at some of the most interesting and colorful bus stops and shelters, or sometimes with similar designs. Abstract hybrid. Below are the most unique and strange bus stations in the world that we want to introduce to our readers!

1. The curved bus stop at Pacific View shopping center in Ventura, California

The twisted and bent bus stop you see here is a serious work of art by Dennis Oppenheim depicting the transformation of a bus into a house. It serves as a bus stop at Pacific View Mall in Ventura, California. Standing at 36' tall, the structure rotates 360 degrees and slowly transforms from a bus to a house. This eccentric bus transfer station is located outside the Pacific View mall in Ventura, California. Artist Dennis Oppenheim contributed the 36' tall transit station and bus shelter in 2002.


The bus center's public art installations are sponsored by the City of Ventura's Department of Cultural Affairs. The twisted and curved perforated steel sculpture abstractly represents a bus turning into a house. Fans of the art love its whimsy. The bus station has long been a point of contention among residents of Ventura, with those who actually use the station complaining that it offers little shelter in bad weather, and locals insisting that this strange building was an eyesore. These complaints haven't stopped the strange transit station from winning awards and being hailed as a great work of abstract art.
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2. Casar de Caceres bus station

In the town of Casar de Caceres, 10km from the capital Caceres, the architect planned his most daring project: a long-distance bus station with complex engineering and a wonderfully slim design. . The sub-regional bus station, and the site chosen was a corner located between a kindergarten and a school, on a street near a park, leading to the school, the entrance to the cemetery. Designed by architect Justo García Rubio, the Casar de Cáceres bus station is a fusion of place and tradition.


The most characteristic element is the curved white concrete ribbon that folds onto itself and serves as a canopy as well as passenger and vehicle storage. The bus stop is located on the children's way to school with the shape of a large loop suggesting the children's dream world. The construction tradition of the region is to use a single material for all elements of the building, in this case it is a white concrete slab, resulting in a distinctive structure, roof and limited space of the new traffic terminal. A sculpture-like, multi-layered structure whose shape is not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional: it traps pollutants from the bus' exhaust pipes and redirects pollution out of the schools next to the station.
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3. Liège-Guillemins leaf-shaped bus station

What looks like a charming architectural masterpiece here is actually a train and bus station in Liège, eastern Belgium. Liège-Guillemins station was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava from steel, glass and white concrete at a cost of 312 million euros. It consists of a monumental dome 200 meters long and 35 meters high. The station is one of the most important hubs of the city, where it serves 36,000 train passengers and 15,000 bus passengers every day.


Liège-Guillemins lives up to its name with its location next to an old town called Le Carré, although the station is hidden in a back street, the cathedral and the city's main shopping street are both within walking distance. 10 minutes walk. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and one of four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. Thanks to its design, Liège-Guillemins is also a relatively easy-to-use railway station; although on a windy winter day, it's worth lingering on the walkway below the platform until a few minutes before the train departs. Liège-Guillemins is not only one of the busiest train stations in the Wallonia Region, but also an important rail hub for high-speed trains.

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4. The bus stop has air conditioning

The United Arab Emirates is famous for being a wealthy oil nation where its residents can enjoy the best public facilities. Dubai has a series of air-conditioned bus stops to help people avoid the heat while waiting for buses. In a world first, Dubai's RTA (Road Transport Authority) started planning air-conditioned bus stations in 2006 and the first stations were rolled out in 2007. According to the site RTA website, there are 2,700 bus stops in Dubai, 636 of which are air-conditioned. Not to be outdone, Abu Dhabi, launched its own chain of air-conditioned bus stops in 2009.


These air-conditioned bus stations are present in more than 15 districts across the Emirate of Dubai. It includes a button inside to call the bus driver. Users expressed great satisfaction in a way that increased from (74%) to (91) %) since the inauguration of the project earlier this year thanks to the smart waiting house. The number of different transactions carried out in the smart bus marked (25) thousand transactions. The construction of 100 smart air-conditioned shelters contributes to one of RTA's core objectives, which is People's Happiness as they encourage the public to use public transport in Dubai and they contribute to making Dubai the smartest city in the world.
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5. Japanese fruit bus stop

Just an hour by train from bustling Nagasaki is the Konagai area of ​​Isahaya City, which has become famous for its fruit-shaped bus stops. Surrounded by the tranquil Ariake Sea, the quaint sight of colorful fruits growing along the road look like they came out of a fairy tale. These cute and photogenic bus stops were originally built in 1990 to attract visitors to the 1990 Nagasaki Journey Exhibition. But they were such a hit that they eventually became permanent fixtures. long time in the Konagai area, becoming popular with both locals and international tourists every time they visit. Even after several decades, these functional bus stations are still well maintained.


There are 16 bus stops scattered along the coastal road, National Highway 207, and this particular stretch of road is called “Tokimeki Fruit Bus Stop Avenue”. The bus stop shapes feature five juicy fruits: watermelon, strawberry, cantaloupe, orange and tomato. These fruits represent the local agricultural specialties of Nagasaki Prefecture, with strawberries and oranges being the top fruits harvested. Nagasaki, with its favorable ocean climate and flat terrain, has long been actively growing fruit trees.

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6. Library bus stop in Bagcılar, Istanbul, Türkiye

Cılar Municipality, Istanbul's most populous district, is offering a new service for passengers: the library bus station. Bookcases located at bus stops will have a wide selection of books for those who want to spend leisure time while waiting for the bus. Initially set up at 11 bus stops, the city plans to install libraries at other locations soon. A total of 20,000 books have been placed in small libraries since September when they were first introduced and they are being retitled twice a week.


Although the libraries are managed by the Istanbul municipality, it is clear that the library bus stop was inspired by a similar project in Haifa, Israel. In 2010, a group of artists installed bookcases at bus stops. The libraries were quickly embraced by passengers who began donating books.
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7. Whale jaw bus station in Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Hoofddorp bus station was designed by NIO Architecten in the Netherlands. This bus station was built on the courtyard in front of Spaarne Hospital in Hoofddorp in 2003. It is located in the middle of a square and is a public area in the form of an island that serves as a crossing point for the epidemic. local bus service. The design of this type of building is generally neutral, however the aim here is to create a strong, personal image that is less austere and generic. Eschewing anything conventional like steel or concrete for construction materials the station is made entirely of polystyrene and polyester foam and as such it is the world's largest structure of composite materials (50m x 10m x 5m).


The building has been finished with an orange coating with gold glitter mixed in which has anti-graffiti properties. The building was designed in the tradition of Oscar Niemeyer as a cross between white modernism and black Baroque style. People often wonder about the shape of the building and its significance. The company says Hoofddorp bus station can be seen as a partially eroded rock, a form that allows for self-discovery, or a visual answer to an unfamiliar technology used in the process production, it all depends on whether one is looking at the building architecturally, philosophically, or in terms of design.

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