R4 (Canberra)

The origins of the route can be traced back to the introduction by ACTION of bus services between Canberra City Centre and the growing Woden Valley and Tuggeranong regions in the 1970s.[2] In January 1989, the Intertown brand was introduced on cross-city route 333 between Belconnen and Tuggeranong. In 1998 route 333 was split into six separate routes with each operating beyond Tuggeranong to different termini.[3]

The Blue Rapid brand was introduced in November 2010.[4][5] Route 300 was introduced on weekends on 7 October 2017.[6][7] It had a sister service known as the Red Rapid with a further seven originally planned to be introduced by 2018.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

R4
Cohen Street Interchange Westfield Belconnen Belconnen Interchange Emu Bank CISAC University of Canberra Radford College CIT Bruce Calvary Hospital Barry Drive Australian National University City Interchange Legislative Assembly Commonwealth Park Albert Hall Phillip Ice Skating Centre Phillip Oval Woden Interchange SkyPlaza Shea Street Parramatta Street Southlands Mawson Beasley Street Farrer Wanniassa Park & Ride Learmonth Drive Lakeside Leisure Centre Tuggeranong Interchange

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