4
Overview
OperatorMetroline[1]
GarageHolloway
VehicleVolvo B5LH MCV EvoSeti
Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3
Peak vehicle requirement17
PredecessorsRoute 4A
Night-timeNo night service
Route
StartArchway station
ViaHolloway
Finsbury Park
Islington
St Paul's Cathedral
EndBlackfriars station

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

A Metroline Volvo Olympian double-decker on route 43 on Strand, 2005

On 25 September 1993, the contract for route 4 was won by London Suburban Bus, who operated the route with Leyland Titans.[2]

On 27 April 1995, route 4 was included in the sale of London Suburban Bus to Metroline[2] and in March 2000 to DelGro Corporation.[3]

In April 2019, TfL announced that route 4 would be withdrawn between Waterloo station and St Paul's station and extended to Blackfriars station via Queen Victoria Street instead, with the change scheduled to take effect in June of that year.[4]

Current route

Route 4 operates via these primary locations:[5]

References

  1. "Who runs your bus". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. p. 100. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
  3. "History". Metroline. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. Munro, Vicky (16 April 2019). "The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap". MyLondon. Reach plc. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. "Route 4 Map". Transport for London. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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