London Buses route 4 explained

Number:4
Bgcolor:red
Titlecolor:white
Operator:Metroline[1]
Garage:Holloway
Predecessors:Route 4A
Start:Archway station
Via:Holloway
Finsbury Park
Islington
St Paul's Cathedral
End:Blackfriars station
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

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 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In April 2019, Transport for London announced that route 4 would be withdrawn between Waterloo station and St Paul's station and extended to Blackfriars station via Queen Victoria Street instead, with the change taking effect in June of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

Route 4 operates via these primary locations:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who runs your bus. Transport for London. 7 December 2020.
  2. Book: McLachlan, Tom. London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. 1995. Venture Publications. 100. 1-898432-74-0.
  3. Web site: History. Metroline. 3 April 2022.
  4. News: The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap. Munro. Vicky. 16 April 2019. MyLondon. Reach plc. 3 April 2022.
  5. https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/4 Route 4 Map