Route R4 is a main cross-city bus route in

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, Australia operated by

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between

Belconnen The District of Belconnen () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), used in land administration. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Belconn ...

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Woden Town Centre Woden Town Centre is the main commercial centre of the district of Woden Valley in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip, Australian Capital Territory, Phillip. The town centre has a variety of shops and amenities, ...

and

Tuggeranong The District of Tuggeranong () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost town cent ...

.Route R4
Transport Canberra

History

The origins of the route can be traced back to the introduction by

of bus services between

Canberra City Centre Civic is the city centre or central business district of Canberra. "Civic" is a common name for the district, but it is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, and its official division name is ''City''. Canberra's Ci ...

and the growing

Woden Valley The District of Woden Valley () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions ( suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Woden Valley ...

and

regions in the 1970s. In January 1989, the ''Intertown'' brand was introduced on cross-city route 333 between

and Tuggeranong. In 1998 route 333 was split into six separate routes with each operating beyond Tuggeranong to different termini. The Blue Rapid brand was introduced in November 2010. Route 300 was introduced on weekends on 7 October 2017. It had a sister service known as the Red Rapid with a further seven originally planned to be introduced by 2018. The Blue Rapid branding was discontinued on 29 April 2019 and it was rebranded as route R4 to coincide with the addition of eight rapid bus routes and the light rail. On weekdays, route R4 operates at a 5 to 10 minute frequency between 07:00 and 19:00 with a 15 minute frequency until midnight. On weekends, it operates at a 15 minute frequency from first to last service.

Bus Stations

Route R4 serves the following bus stations which are located in different districts.

Cohen Street Interchange

Northbound services stop at platform 6 and southbound services at platform 3. The bus station is located adjacent to Belconnen bus depot.

Westfield Belconnen

Northbound services stop at platform 2 and southbound services at platform 1. The bus station is located on the Lathlain Street entrance of

Westfield Belconnen Westfield Belconnen, also known colloquially as Belconnen Mall, is managed by Scentre Group and located in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Belconnen, Australia. The shopping centre is the largest in Canberra, fe ...

Belconnen Interchange

Northbound services stop at platform 4 and southbound services at platform 1.

City Interchange

Northbound services stop at platform 1 and southbound services at platform 4 with connections to Qcity Transit and

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services to

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and Yass.

City Interchange City Interchange, formerly City Bus Station is located in the central business district of Canberra. It is a major connecting point for Transport Canberra services across the ACT, as well as commuter bus services to surrounding areas in New Sout ...

is located on East Row and Alinga Street. Connection is available to the Canberra Light Rail to Gungahlin.

Woden Interchange

Woden Interchange Woden Interchange is located in Woden Town Centre, Canberra adjacent to Westfield Woden. It is served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services. History In March 1972, the National Capital Development Commission awarded Leighton Contractors a contra ...

, northbound services stop at platform 6 and southbound services at platform 4 with connections to Qcity Transit and Transborder Express services.

Tuggeranong Interchange

Tuggeranong Interchange Tuggeranong Interchange is located in Tuggeranong Town Centre, Canberra. All services are operated by ACTION. It consists of 7 platforms and provides connections between bus routes servicing the District of Tuggeranong. The bus station is locat ...

, northbound services stop at platform 8 and southbound services arrive at platform 2.Tuggeranong Interchange
Transport Canberra

References

{{Canberra public transport, state=collapsed Bus routes in Australia Bus transport in Canberra