also: コミュニティーバス
noun
community bus
A local bus service operated by a municipality or community group, often filling gaps in regular public transport.
この町ではコミュニティバスが高齢者の移動手段として利用されている。
In this town, the community bus is used as a means of transportation for the elderly.
Variant with long vowel marker; less common but still seen.
Spelling with interpunct; used in some official names or signs.
Rare spelling combining long vowel marker and interpunct.
路線バス is a regular fixed-route bus, while コミュニティバス is a smaller-scale, often publicly subsidized service for local residents.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'community' + 'bus'.