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Маршрутка is a specific type of public transport:
- It’s a minibus / shared taxi that follows a fixed route.
- Smaller than a regular автобус (bus).
- You can usually get on and off between official stops.
- It’s very common in Russia and other post‑Soviet countries.
So в маршрутке here means “in the (route) minibus,” not just any bus.
- в маршрутке = inside the minibus (location, “in the minibus”).
- маршрутке is prepositional case (feminine noun маршрутка).
Compare:
- Я в маршрутке. – I’m in the minibus. (static location)
- Я сажусь в маршрутку. – I’m getting into the minibus. (movement into → в + accusative)
You could also hear на маршрутке in some contexts, but that usually emphasizes the means of transport (“by minibus”), not physically being inside it at the moment:
- Я поеду на маршрутке. – I’ll go by minibus.
In this sentence we’re talking about how many people are inside it, so в маршрутке is natural.