Megabus has ceased service in Columbus, the low-cost bus carrier has confirmed. It once served cities including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh from Columbus, but had cut several unprofitable routes over the years.

In a statement about cuts in Columbus and other cities, company spokesman Sean Hughes said Megabus "is restructuring our network to reflect the changing travel patterns that we are experiencing due to historically low fuel prices, growing private and government subsidized inter-city coach operators, as well as rail services and low-cost airlines. We are very proud of our decade success of moving more than 50 million passengers to more than 100 cities around the country. Megabus.com continues to evaluate routes and will make the necessary future adjustments based on customer demand."

Megabus had stops in Downtown and on the Ohio State University campus. It is known for selling tickets online only, for as little as $1.

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