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{{Infobox bus line
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 4
|number = 4
|image = LK17DBU_4.jpg
|image = Metroline Travel VMH2439 at Archway Station - May 2024.jpg
|image_width = 300
|image_width = 300
|caption = [[Metroline]] [[Wright Gemini 3]] bodied [[Volvo B5LH]] on [[Queen Victoria Street, London|Queen Victoria Street]] in 2022
|caption = [[Metroline]] [[MCV EvoSeti]] bodied [[Volvo B5LH]] at [[Archway tube station|Archway station]]
|bgcolor = red
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|titlecolor = white
|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>
|garage = [[Metroline#Holloway (HT)|Holloway (HT)]]
|garage = [[Holloway bus garage|Holloway]]
|pvr =
|vehicle = [[Volvo B5LH]] [[Wright Gemini 3]]
|predecessors = Route 4A
|night = No night service
|night =
|start = [[Archway tube station|Archway station]]
|start = [[Archway tube station|Archway station]]
|via = [[Tufnell Park]]<br>[[Finsbury Park (area)|Finsbury Park]]<br>[[Angel, London|Angel]]<br>[[St Paul's tube station|St Paul's]]
|via = [[Holloway, London|Holloway]]<br>[[Finsbury Park (area)|Finsbury Park]]<br>[[Islington]]<br>[[St Paul's Cathedral]]
|end = [[Blackfriars station]]
|end = [[Blackfriars station]]
|level = Daily}}
}}


'''London Buses route 4''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. Running between [[Archway tube station|Archway]] and [[Blackfriars station]], it is operated by [[Metroline]].
'''London Buses route 4''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. Running between [[Archway tube station|Archway]] and [[Blackfriars station|Blackfriars]] stations, it is operated by [[Metroline]].


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Metroline bus AV class (P MBY) 1996 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH-type, Strand, route 4, 2005.jpg|thumb|A Metroline [[Volvo Olympian]] double-decker on route 43 on [[Strand, London|the Strand]], 2005]]

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[[File:Metroline bus AV class (P MBY) 1996 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH-type, Strand, route 4, 2005.jpg|thumb|A Metroline [[Volvo Olympian]] double-decker on route 43 on the [[Strand, London|Strand]], 2005]]


On 25 September 1993, the contract for route 4 was won by London Suburban Bus, who operated the route with [[Leyland Titan (B15)|Leyland Titans]].<ref name="McLachlan">{{cite book|last=McLachlan|first=Tom|title=London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change|year=1995|publisher = Venture Publications|page=100|isbn=1-898432-74-0}}</ref>
On 25 September 1993, the contract for route 4 was won by London Suburban Bus, who operated the route with [[Leyland Titan (B15)|Leyland Titans]].<ref name="McLachlan">{{cite book|last=McLachlan|first=Tom|title=London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change|year=1995|publisher = Venture Publications|page=100|isbn=1-898432-74-0}}</ref>


On 27 April 1995, route 4 was included in the sale of London Suburban Bus to [[Metroline]]<ref name=McLachlan /> and in March 2000 to [[ComfortDelGro|DelGro Corporation]].<ref name=MetrolineHistory>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metroline.co.uk/about/history|title=History|website=Metroline|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
On 27 April 1995, route 4 was included in the sale of London Suburban Bus to [[Metroline]]<ref name=McLachlan /> and in March 2000 to [[ComfortDelGro]].<ref name=MetrolineHistory>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metroline.co.uk/about/history|title=History|website=Metroline|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>


In April 2019, TfL announced that route 4 would be shortened between Waterloo and New Change and extended to Blackfriars station via [[Queen Victoria Street, London|Queen Victoria Street]] instead, with the change scheduled to take effect in June of that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/tfl-bus-routes-scrapped-16134311|title=The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap|last=Munro|first=Vicky|date=16 April 2019|work=MyLondon|publisher=[[Reach plc]]|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
In April 2019, Transport for London announced that route 4 would be withdrawn between [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo station]] and [[St Paul's tube station|St Paul's station]] and extended to [[Blackfriars station]] via [[Queen Victoria Street, London|Queen Victoria Street]] instead, with the change taking effect in June of that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/tfl-bus-routes-scrapped-16134311|title=The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap|last=Munro|first=Vicky|date=16 April 2019|work=MyLondon|publisher=[[Reach plc]]|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>


==Current route==
==Current route==
Route 4 operates via these primary locations:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/4|title=4 bus route|website=Transport for London|access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
Route 4 operates via these primary locations:<ref>[https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/4 Route 4 Map] Transport for London</ref>
*[[Archway tube station|Archway station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[Archway tube station|Archway station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[Whittington Hospital]]
*[[Whittington Hospital]]
*[[Tufnell Park]]
*[[Tufnell Park tube station|Tufnell Park station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[Holloway, London|Holloway]] ''Nag's Head''
*[[Holloway, London|Holloway]]
*[[Finsbury Park station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
*[[Finsbury Park station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
*[[Highbury Barn]]
*[[Highbury & Islington station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
*[[Highbury Corner]]
*[[Angel tube station|Angel station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[Islington Green]]
*[[Islington]]
*[[Angel, London|Angel]]
*[[Barbican tube station|Barbican station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[Barbican tube station|Barbican station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[London Wall]]
*[[St Paul's tube station|St Paul's station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[St Paul's tube station|St Paul's station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
*[[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]] Churchyard
*[[London Millennium Bridge|Millennium Bridge]]
*[[Blackfriars station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
*[[Blackfriars station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
{{Commons category-inline}}


{{London Bus Routes}}
{{London Bus Routes}}

Latest revision as of 16:32, 18 May 2024

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Metroline MCV EvoSeti bodied Volvo B5LH at Archway station
Overview
OperatorMetroline[1]
GarageHolloway
PredecessorsRoute 4A
Route
StartArchway station
ViaHolloway
Finsbury Park
Islington
St Paul's Cathedral
EndBlackfriars station
Service
LevelDaily

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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A Metroline Volvo Olympian double-decker on route 43 on the 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 ComfortDelGro.[3]

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.[4]

Current route

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Route 4 operates via these primary locations:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Who runs your bus". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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
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