Parent | Greenline |
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Founded | 1973 [1] |
Headquarters | 3375 Madison Pike Fort Wright, Kentucky [1] |
Locale | Northern Kentucky |
Service area | Boone, Kenton, Campbell counties & Downtown Cincinnati |
Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
Alliance | Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority |
Routes | 27 [1] |
Stops | 1,269 |
Hubs | Fort Wright Hub, Florence Hub |
Stations | Covington Transit Center |
Fleet | 107 buses |
Daily ridership | 6,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024) [2] |
Annual ridership | 2,092,600 (2023) [3] |
Website | tankbus.org |
The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County, United States. TANK was founded in 1973 when the privately funded Greenline Bus Company ceased operation, and voters in the three counties elected to publicly fund the transit system. [4] ATE Management, founded by Greenline's owners, provided management. [5] ATE and its successor First Transit provided management until 2010, when TANK became self-managed. [6] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,092,600, or about 6,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Currently TANK operates a fleet of 100 fixed route buses and 25 demand response vehicles. [7]
While TANK's primary service area is the three Northern Kentucky counties, all TANK routes also connect with Downtown Cincinnati where riders can transfer to vehicles operated by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority if necessary. Although the two systems are separate, the TANK and SORTA work to make transfers between systems easy, and even sell a joint pass.
A bus redesign took effect on January 31, 2021. [8]
As of 2021, TANK charges $1.50 for all fixed route service. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade on school days riding to and from school only pay $1. TANK also has passes: a 30-day pass (unlimited) for $66.
Several regional passes are offered, which are valid for unlimited rides on both TANK and Metro/Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. One Day Metro/TANK for $5; 30-day Metro/TANK for $105.
Year | Total unlinked passenger trips [9] |
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1991 | 4,546,106 |
1992 | 4,501,623 |
1993 | 4,080,269 |
1994 | 4,080,015 |
1995 | 4,080,015 |
1996 | 3,710,341 |
1997 | 3,715,599 |
1998 | 3,747,643 |
1999 | 3,884,654 |
2000 | 4,615,265 |
2001 | 4,386,976 |
2002 | 4,281,789 |
2003 | 3,872,407 |
2004 | 3,709,526 |
2005 | 3,770,649 |
2006 | 3,638,815 |
2007 | 3,719,871 |
2008 | 3,804,210 |
2009 | 3,806,772 |
2010 | 3,534,695 |
2011 | 3,634,802 |
2012 | 3,635,954 |
2013 | 3,636,937 |
2014 | 3,580,867 |
2015 | 3,625,913 |
2016 | 3,553,112 |
2017 | 3,296,168 |
2018 | 3,090,565 |
2019 | 3,002,618 |
2020 | 2,471,345 |
2021 | 1,384,876 |
Note that Route 8 Eastern Avenue was merged into Route 25 Alexandria on January 9, 2010; Route 25 was split on October 1, 2015, bringing this route back. [34] [35] [36]
Year | Manufacturer | Model | Fleet Numbers | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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2017 | Hometown | Mainstreet Trolly | 509-516 | Cummins ISB6.7 | Allson B300 | Only used for the Southbank Shuttle. |
2013 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 2181-2188 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | 2188 in NKU Shuttle paint |
2014 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 2189-2196 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | |
2015 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 2197-2205 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | |
2016 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 2206-2215 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | |
2017 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 40' | 709-711 | Cummins L9 | Allison EP40 | |
2017 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 2216-2221 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
2019 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | 717-724 | Cummins L9 | Allison EP40 | |
2019 | Gillig | BRT 40' | 2222-2231 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
2021 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | 725-728 | Cummins L9 | Allison EP40 | |
2021 | Gillig | BRT 40' | 2232-2236 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
2023 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | 729-734 | Cummins L9 | Allison eGen Flex H 40 | |
2024 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | 735-740 | Cummins L9 | Allison eGen Flex H 40 | |
2024 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 60' | 741-750 | Cummins L9 | BAE Systems HDS 300 hybrid system | |
2023 | Gillig | BRT 40' | 2237-2241 | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R |
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