New Bus Line in Rhododactylia: Ocean Park - Black Mud Heights (1)

Message

I made a bus line to integrate nearby settlements to the Dardis Heights village (which is the settlement I am currently working on) better, in order to increase the connectivity of nearby settlements which most (if not all) lacked any transport infrastructures of any kind.

For now, I have numbered this bus line 1 as I plan to make a few more bus lines in the future. I have noticed that the bus line also runs on the road SS1, which is a nice coincidence and made me consider if numbering the bus lines to the road it travels on is a good idea or not.

I have a few ideas on the routes of future bus lines, including a long route that roughly follows the coasts, but often detouring on and off of the main motorway (M1) to serve settlements nearby.

Another idea is a route from Omoriworth (considering terminus) heading northwest until it turns right and follows RNR 132, then follows RNR 108, OA1, RNR 10 all the way north to Rose City or even to Querryville (also considering terminus). Here I would have a numbering problem if I was to number it corresponding to the road it travels on and so I want some feedback on this numbering idea.

It would be appreciated if you have any constructive suggestions and criticisms about this topic and my ideas (above and below).

I thank you for your time and attention,

– TCC

Questions

I have some questions because I want to know what you people think about this topic and my ideas (above and below):

1. (1) Is a bus network (regional) good in Rhododactylia?
2. (2) Is my first bus route good, particularly about its route?
3. (3) Is my station naming good? Should I add the line(s) that goes to that stop (e.g. {1}Dardis Heights)?
4. (4) Any feedback on my numbering system?
5. (5) Are my future bus routes a good idea? How should I improve them?
6. (6) Any other ideas on any other bus routes in Rhododactylia? (Cannot be point-to-point lines because aeroplanes do that; I want only lines involving more than 2 stops. )
7. (7) What about a national train network? Currently, there is no network, but just a railroad with forks to every settlement along the coast or railroads that lead from and/or to nowhere for arbitrary reasons(no depots, settlement, nothing).
8. (8) Will it not be better and cleaner if the motorway numbering system and the Rhododactylia National Roads (RNR) numbering system combined into just RNR? I know motorways are motorways, but they also are RNRs. The differences between the 2 are that motorways are longer and have proper ramp exits whereas RNRs are shorter and have standard crossroads for exits. From all the supposedly motorways of Rhododactylia, only 5 are actual motorways which are distinct from their closely related RNRs. I suggest that maybe we could change those motorways into RNR 1-9 (or 1-19 if it is necessary) since there is not more than 9 actual motorways yet in my opinion. Thus, the existing RNRs 1-9 (1-19) would have to be renumbered. However, this is only my suggestion so feel free to justify why we should not do this and keep it as it is or change and improve it in another way.

General Bus Line Information

This bus line serves settlements in Rhododactylia mainly but also some of the settlements in Wintania. This line runs within the Rhododactylian national border and never crosses it.

This bus line begins at the western Rhododactylian border near the Wintanian city Ocean Park at Ocean Park - Border Crossing Stop. The line travels east, serving thoroughly the Rhododactylian part of Ocean Park before heading north to Dardis Heights stop all the way up to Black Mud Heights - Border Crossing stop. This line also detours to serve the Wintanian village of Eastport, after Nellorsboro stop and before Soykawick stop. Currently, this line terminates at the Black Mud Heights - Border Crossing stop next to the Black Mud River, at the eastern outskirts of Black Mud Heights which is at the Wintania - Rhododactylia border. Then it serves the line back to Ocean Park - Border Crossing stop.

Statistics

• Serves on every day of the week
• First bus each weekday at 06:30; Last bus each weekday at 10:30
• First bus each weekend at 09:00; Last bus each weekend at 11:00
• There is a bus every 30 minutes
• It takes on average at least 60 minutes for a bus to complete a one-way trip to its destination; at least 120 minutes round-trip (loading and traffic times included)
• No fees paid by the rider; costs completely subsidised by the Passenger Transport Services Agency of the Services & Utilities Department, which is one of the departments of the Rhododactylian Government
• Bus passenger capacity limited to 24 people.

Stops

The stops below are in order from the bus travelling from Ocean Park - Border Crossing stop to Black Mud Heights - Border Crossing stop. The brackets indicate what country each corresponding bus stop serves.

1. Ocean Park - Border Crossing (Wintania)
2. Ocean Park - Parkway Plaza (Rhododactylia)
3. Ocean Park - Visser Court (Rhododactylia)
4. Ocean Park - Valdotra Hospital (Rhododactylia)
5. Ocean Park - Moyen Plaza (Rhododactylia)
6. Ocean Park - Sunset Beach (Rhododactylia)
7. Dardis Heights (Rhododactylia)
8. Nellorsboro (Rhododactylia)
9. Eastport - Border Crossing (Wintania)
10. Soykawick (Rhododactylia)
11. Colfaxgrad (Rhododactylia)
12. Moserdale Roundabout (Rhododactylia)
13. Black Mud Heights - Border Crossing (Wintania)