Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Dónde está la parada del autobús?

In Spanish, the verb estar is always used to talk about where something is located. Even though a bus stop is a permanent physical structure, we must use está for location, rather than es (from the verb ser).

What is the word del?

del is a mandatory contraction. Whenever the preposition de (of) is followed immediately by the masculine word for the, el, they combine to form del. You can never write de el together as two separate words.

Why doesn't the Spanish sentence say something like 'el autobús parada' for 'bus stop'?

In English, we often put two nouns next to each other (bus + stop). Spanish doesn't do this. Instead, you link them with de (of). So, you literally have to say 'the stop of the bus', which is la parada del autobús.

Why does autobús have an accent mark on the 'u'?

The accent mark tells you to put the spoken stress on that last syllable (au-to-BÚS). Because the word ends in an 's', the standard rules of Spanish pronunciation would normally put the stress on the second-to-last syllable (au-TO-bus), so the written accent breaks that rule.