R-Line (Capital Area Transit)
| Service area | downtown Raleigh |
|---|---|
| Service type | bus service |
| Stops | 15 |
| Operator | GoRaleigh |
| Website | [1] |
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. Service runs every 15 minutes from 7 AM to 11:30 PM Monday through Wednesday, 7 AM to 2:15 AM Thursday through Saturday, and 1 PM to 8 PM Sunday.[1]
The R-line was suspended in January 2021[2] and resumed in May 2024.[3] The service had been zero-fare since inception, but regular fare collection began on July 1, 2024.[4]
The circulator originally used three green-painted, specially branded hybrid-electric buses that served specially branded bus stops. As of October 2025, however, the circulator uses the generic GoRaleigh branding.
Major Stops
As of October 2025, 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
- R8 - William Peace University
- R12 - State Capitol, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina Museum of History
- R14 - Raleigh Convention Center, Red Hat Amphitheater, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, and Shaw University
References
- ^ "Maps & Schedules | GoRaleigh". goraleigh.org. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "R-Line Service to be Temporarily Suspended". Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "GoRaleigh to Add Additional Service Beginning May 5, 2024". GoRaleigh. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "GoRaleigh Resumes Fare Collection July 1". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
External links
- [2] - R-Line page at the City of Raleigh website - Retrieved 08 Jun 2024.