One of the worst things in the world is waiting for a bus in the pouring rain, something that is utterly compounded when there isn’t an adequate bus shelter protecting you from the elements either. In fact, bus shelters are one of the first things that local councils across the world have to think about when devising their bus routes, because at least 75% should really be covered.

Something that is just as important, however, is the presence of a bus timetable in your bus shelter, or else nobody is going to know when to arrive. If designed in the right way, a bus shelter and bus timetable can be a marriage made in heaven, although the bog-standard way of doing this can get boring. Here are 4 innovative ways to display timetables in your bus shelter for that extra bit of pizzazz!

Embed the bus timetable into the bus shelter

A strategy that is rapidly becoming more popular is to tactfully embed the bus timetable into the outer surface of the bus shelter, thereby providing a wonderfully sleek and tucked away design. The main positive here is that it lets the natural beauty of the bus shelter take centre stage, with no need to erect any ugly lampposts or other such timetable platforms.

One thing, however, that could put people off embedding the bus timetable into the bus shelter itself is the fact that the actual information can be a lot easier to miss. Moreover, it is always important to make sure that members of the public with bad eyesight will also be able to see a bus timetable.

Use a live update digital timetable

Waiting at a bus shelter with a live update digital timetable installed is genuinely like riding the public transport of the future, and this strategy is rapidly gaining traction all over the world. One of the common grips with buses over trains is the lack of a solidly structured timetable system, mainly due to the fact that traffic often doesn’t allow buses to truly run on time.

With a live digital timetable installed in your bus shelter, customers can see exactly when their bus is meant to arrive, therefore mitigating the stress of waiting for a bus that is late. The only slight concern here is that more power is needed, however, with modern advances in things like solar energy, this is an easily fixed problem.

Encourage the local community to design their own bus timetable

A great local community initiative is getting your local primary school to help decorate a bus timetable, therefore giving the entire bus-stop a unique and uplifting feel. Not only is this a great way of getting kids to have fun with art, but it will also provide a defining design that will truly be one-of-a-kind.

Go for that nostalgic look with a classic bus timetable

Sometimes you just cannot beat the classic things in life, and that is why many people decide to kit their bus shelter out with a classic nostalgic bus timetable.