Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. The transit operator designates stations as either major or minor, typically by ridership. All vehicles stop at the major stations, but only half stop at the minor ones, which are given different designations such as "A" and "B". In bus operations, skip-stop refers to a stopping pattern where buses don't stop at every block, typically in a central business… (
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