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[[File:RLineCATSRaleighbus.jpg|thumb|350px|R-Line circulator bus service in Raleigh, NC.]]
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 bus|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<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goraleigh.org/news/r-line-service-be-temporarily-suspended |title=R-Line Service to be Temporarily Suspended |access-date=2023-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://downtownraleigh.org/getting-around/r-line |title=R-LINE |access-date=2023-05-17}}</ref> and resumed in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=GoRaleigh to Add Additional Service Beginning May 5, 2024 |url=https://goraleigh.org/service-increase |website=GoRaleigh |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> The service had been [[zero-fare]] since inception, but regular fare collection will begin on July 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/bulletins/3a2788f |title=GoRaleigh Resumes Fare Collection July 1 |access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref>
== 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 - [[North Carolina State Capitol|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]]
==References==
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==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.
[[Category:Transportation in Raleigh, North Carolina]]
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