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|operator = [[Metroline]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/who-runs-your-bus|title=Who runs your bus|website=Transport for London|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> |
|operator = [[Metroline]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/who-runs-your-bus|title=Who runs your bus|website=Transport for London|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> |
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|garage = [[Metroline#Holloway (HT)|Holloway]] |
|garage = [[Metroline#Holloway (HT)|Holloway]] |
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|vehicle = [[Volvo B5LH]] [[MCV EvoSeti]]<ref>More electric double-deckers ''[[Buses (magazine)|Buses]]'' issue 778 January 2020 page 20</ref><br>[[Volvo B5LH]] [[Wright Eclipse Gemini 3]]<ref>More electric double-deckers ''[[Buses (magazine)|Buses]]'' issue 778 January 2020 page 20</ref><br>[[Volvo B5LH]] [[Wright Gemini 3]]<ref>More electric double-deckers ''[[Buses (magazine)|Buses]]'' issue 778 January 2020 page 20</ref> |
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|predecessors = Route 4A |
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Revision as of 17:40, 11 February 2024
| 4 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline[1] |
| Garage | Holloway |
| Vehicle | Volvo B5LH MCV EvoSeti[2] Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 3[3] Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3[4] |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 17 |
| Predecessors | Route 4A |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Archway station |
| Via | Holloway Finsbury Park Islington St Paul's Cathedral |
| End | Blackfriars station |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
London Buses route 4 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Archway and Blackfriars stations, it is operated by Metroline.
History
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On 25 September 1993, the contract for route 4 was won by London Suburban Bus, who operated the route with Leyland Titans.[5]
On 27 April 1995, route 4 was included in the sale of London Suburban Bus to Metroline[5] and in March 2000 to ComfortDelGro.[6]
In April 2019, Transport for London announced that route 4 would be withdrawn between Waterloo station and St Paul's station and extended to Blackfriars station via Queen Victoria Street instead, with the change taking effect in June of that year.[7]
Current route
Route 4 operates via these primary locations:[8]
- Archway station
- Whittington Hospital
- Dartmouth Park Hill
- Tufnell Park
- Holloway Nag's Head
- Finsbury Park station
- Highbury Barn
- Highbury Corner for Highbury & Islington station
- Islington Green
- Islington Angel
- Angel City Road
- Barbican station
- London Wall Museum of London
- St Paul's station
- Blackfriars station
References
- ^ "Who runs your bus". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ More electric double-deckers Buses issue 778 January 2020 page 20
- ^ More electric double-deckers Buses issue 778 January 2020 page 20
- ^ More electric double-deckers Buses issue 778 January 2020 page 20
- ^ a b McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. p. 100. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
- ^ "History". Metroline. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Munro, Vicky (16 April 2019). "The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap". MyLondon. Reach plc. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Route 4 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 4 at Wikimedia Commons
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