Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky


The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County, United States. In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of.
Currently TANK operates a fleet of 100 fixed route buses and 25 demand response vehicles.
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.

History

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. ATE Management, founded by Greenline's owners, provided management. ATE and its successor First Transit provided management until 2010, when TANK became self-managed.

Fare structure

As of 2025, TANK charges $2.00 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 for $70.
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.

Routes

NumberDescription
1Dixie Hwy/Florence
2XAirporter
3Ludlow/Bromley
5Holman Ave/Fort Wright
7Madison Ave/Latonia
8Eastern Ave/Crestview Hills
12Bellevue/Dayton
16West Newport/Fort Thomas
17XButtermilk Pike Express
22XRichwood/Walton Express
24 NKU ShuttleCallahan Hall / Campus
25NKU/Alexandria
25XAlexandria Express
30XFort Wright/Independence Express
32XBurlington Express
39XPetersburg Rd/South Hebron Express
40XWorldwide Blvd/North Hebron Express
42XFlorence Hub Express
61Covington Health Connection
Southbank ShuttleCovington / Cincinnati/ Newport