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How do I translate the word "por" here?

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Hi, I have a question with the translation of a sentence. A: Mira, despues de mucho caminar, ya estamos acercandose a la parada del autobus. B: Es verdad, pero por esta parada no pasan los autobuses de la linea 300. Tenemos que seguir caminando un poco mas. Sorry I don't know how to type accent marks with my PC.

How do I translate the part of person B between pero and 300?

Thanks a lot

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updated Feb 7, 2017
posted by rachelxue

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"by": "...but the buses don't pass by this stop".

updated Feb 7, 2017
posted by salkhanfar
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enter image description here Rachelxue

I would translate "por" as used here to mean "at this bus stop" or "For this bus stop", Like this:

A: Mira, después de mucho caminar, ya estamos acercandose a la parada del autobus.

A: Look, after a lot of walking, now we're getting close to the bus stop.

B: Es verdad, pero por esta parada no pasan los autobuses de la linea 300.

B: That's so, but for this bus stop, the route 300 buses don't pass here.

updated Feb 6, 2017
posted by Moe