R-Line (Capital Area Transit) Explained

Service Area:	downtown Raleigh
Service Type:	bus service
Stops:	13
Operator:	GoRaleigh
Website:	https://raleighnc.gov/services/content/PWksTransit/Articles/DowntownCirculator.html

The R-Line is a circulator bus service that traverses a three-mile loop in the shape of an inverted U through downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The three green-painted, hybrid-electric buses stop every 15 minutes at 13 stops marked with an R-Line sign. Service runs from 7 AM to 11 PM Monday through Wednesday, 7 AM to 2:15 AM Thursday through Saturday, and 1 PM to 8 PM Sunday.

The R-line was suspended in January 2021^{[1] [2]} and resumed in May 2024.^[3] The service had been zero-fare since inception, but regular fare collection will begin on July 1, 2024.^[4]

Major Stops

As of May 2024, the list of stops included:

• R1 - Raleigh Union Station and Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh
• R2 - Raleigh Municipal Building
• R3 - Campbell University School of Law
• R7 - William Peace University
• R10 - State Capitol, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina Museum of History
• R13 - Raleigh Convention Center, Red Hat Amphitheater, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, and Shaw University

External links

• https://goraleigh.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/goraleigh-rt-r-line-2020-web.pdf - R-Line page at the City of Raleigh website - Retrieved 08 Jun 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: R-Line Service to be Temporarily Suspended . 2023-05-17.
2. Web site: R-LINE . 2023-05-17.
3. Web site: GoRaleigh to Add Additional Service Beginning May 5, 2024 . GoRaleigh . 10 April 2024.
4. Web site: GoRaleigh Resumes Fare Collection July 1 . 2024-06-13.