Rail replacement bus service
Formal Neutral
What it really means
When trains cannot run (usually because of engineering works), buses carry passengers along the route instead. It is slower than the train, so allow extra time. Your train ticket is valid on the bus.
Chinese explanation
铁路替代巴士。火车停运时（通常因线路施工），改由巴士沿线路载客。比火车慢很多，要预留额外时间。火车票在替代巴士上有效。
Example conversation
A: There are no trains to Oxford this Sunday.
B: There is a rail replacement bus service instead. It leaves from outside the station but takes about twice as long.
A：这周日没有去牛津的火车。
B：有铁路替代巴士，从车站外面发车，但耗时大约是火车的两倍。
Official sources
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