Intercity Buses not Working
Symptom
Intercity buses were introduced with the Sunset Harbor update, but some users report:
No intercity buses arriving in the city, or
Intercity buses not using some outside connections, or
Cims not using intercity buses
Causes
No intercity bus station/terminal in the city
Roads with zoning can't be used for outside connections
Roads without hidden 'outside connection' flag won't work as outside connections
#960: Vanilla game bug prevents intercity buses entering from 2-way roads
81 Tiles mod breaks intercity bus stops/stations/terminals outside central 25 tile area
Solutions
Make sure you have at least one intercity bus station/terminal in your city
You can make normal bus stations/terminals accept intercity buses with the Intercity Bus Control mod
Detailers might like this individual intercity bus stop asset: Intercity Bus Stop
Make sure your outside connections are valid:
Intercity buses cannot enter via 2-way road outside connections
There is currently no way to make intercity buses use 2-way outside connections
You'll need at least one 1-way outside connection (both entering and leaving the city)
Some roads don't allow the game to add virtual bus lane
Using normal 1-way vanilla highway (both entering and leaving the city) should get you a working route
81 Tiles mod doesn't support intercity bus stops/stations/terminals outside central 25 tile area
Cims won't use the buses outside central 25 tiles
No solution currently, although Quistar is working on new 81 Tiles mod as part of Extended Managers Library mod.
Was it Fixed?
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