R-Line (Capital Area Transit)

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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{{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}}{{Cite web |url=https://downtownraleigh.org/getting-around/r-line |title=R-LINE |access-date=2023-05-17}} and resumed in May 2024.{{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}} The service had been zero-fare since inception, but regular fare collection will begin on July 1, 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCRALEIGH/bulletins/3a2788f |title=GoRaleigh Resumes Fare Collection July 1 |access-date=2024-06-13}}