🚌 Bus Reservation Website

A web-based bus reservation system developed with ASP.NET Core MVC. This project allows users to search bus trips, make reservations, and manage bookings through a modern and user-friendly interface. Administrators can manage buses, cities, trips, and reservations from the admin panel.

🚀 Project Overview

The Bus Reservation Website is designed to simplify the process of booking intercity bus tickets. The system includes authentication, trip management, reservation operations, and role-based access for administrators and users.

This project was developed as a university team project using ASP.NET Core MVC and Entity Framework Core.

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✨ Features

👤 User Features

• User registration and login system
• Session-based authentication
• Browse available bus trips
• Search trips by departure and destination cities
• Make bus reservations
• View reservation details
• Form validation for user inputs

🛠️ Admin Features

• Admin dashboard
• Manage buses
• Manage cities
• Manage trips
• Manage reservations
• Role-based authorization

✅ Validation & Security

• Data validation using Data Annotations
• Email validation
• Turkish plate number validation
• Passenger information validation
• Session management for authentication

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🏗️ Technologies Used

• ASP.NET Core MVC
• C#
• Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Bootstrap
• Razor Views

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📂 Project Structure

BusReservationWebsite/
│
├── Controllers/
│   ├── AccountController.cs
│   ├── AdminController.cs
│   ├── BusesController.cs
│   ├── CitiesController.cs
│   ├── ReservationsController.cs
│   └── TripsController.cs
│
├── Models/
│   ├── Bus.cs
│   ├── City.cs
│   ├── Reservation.cs
│   ├── Trip.cs
│   └── User.cs
│
├── Views/
├── ViewModels/
├── Data/
├── Migrations/
├── wwwroot/
└── Program.cs

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/BusReservationWebsite.git

2️⃣ Open the Project

Open the solution file using:

• Visual Studio 2022
• Visual Studio Code

3️⃣ Configure Database

Update the connection string inside:

appsettings.json

Example:

"ConnectionStrings": {
  "DefaultConnection": "Server=YOUR_SERVER;Database=BusReservationDB;Trusted_Connection=True;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
}

4️⃣ Apply Migrations

Run the following commands in Package Manager Console:

Add-Migration InitialCreate
Update-Database

5️⃣ Run the Project

dotnet run

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🧩 Main Functionalities

🚌 Bus Management

• Add, edit, delete buses
• Plate number validation
• Seat capacity tracking

🌍 City Management

• Add and manage departure/destination cities

🎫 Reservation System

• Book tickets
• Store passenger information
• Reservation tracking

📅 Trip Management

• Create and manage trips
• Assign buses to trips
• Set departure dates and prices

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👨‍💻 Team Members

This project was developed by a 3-person team as part of a university software development project.

• Büşra Oykut
• Zeynep Sağlam
• Melike Külahcı

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📌 Future Improvements

• Online payment integration
• Seat selection system
• Email notifications
• Mobile responsive improvements
• Ticket PDF generation
• Advanced filtering and search

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📄 License

This project is developed for educational purposes.