Not many people. OTOH if the fares were cheap, or especially free, perhaps a fair bit more. If bus service is once a day, you can cheaply go visit someone in the next town or two over, but you'll need a place to stay. If it's every hour, and bidirectional, you can make day trips. Or commute. What were a string of isolated towns connected only for people with cars become a more integrated community for everyone.
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OTOH if the fares were cheap, or especially free, perhaps a fair bit more. If bus service is once a day, you can cheaply go visit someone in the next town or two over, but you'll need a place to stay. If it's every hour, and bidirectional, you can make day trips. Or commute. What were a string of isolated towns connected only for people with cars become a more integrated community for everyone.