(note: this is in the US, idk if it’s normal in other countries) I understand that some cities don’t have a station, in which case it makes sense, but I’m visiting family in a small city (college town) that just updated the train/bus station a few years ago, but the only bus from my major city drops me off on a random side street northwest 3 miles away from the station with no bus service/businesses around.
Why do they do this? The town has a bus station! It’s a major stop on the route! It’s super inconvenient and doesn’t make sense to me.
I mean you answered your own question, it’s in the US.
The us is pathologically bad with public transport and almost everywhere treats it like a treat given to a dog you barely care about enough to feed.
People need to hold municipalities accountable for things like this to not happen.