for other uses see tank disambiguation . transit authority of northern kentucky tank brt 881 at cvg parent greenline founded 1973 1 headquarters 3375 madison pike fort wright ky 1 locale northern kentucky service area boone kenton campbell counties & downtown cincinnati service type bus service paratransit alliance sorta routes 27 1 stops 1 236 hubs fort wright hub florence hub stations covington transit center fleet 107 buses daily ridership 9 960 daily unlinked passenger trips 2 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 . 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 . 3 currently tank operates a fleet of 100 fixed route buses and 25 demand response vehicles . 4 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 . contents 1 fare structure 2 ridership 3 routes 4 current bus fleet 5 references fare structure edit as of january 1 2012 tank charges 1.50 for non express routes and 2 for express routes marked with x at end of bus route . students in kindergarten through 12th grade on school days riding to and from school only have to pay 1 . tank also has passes a monthly pass unlimited for 53 an express monthly pass unlimited for 70 a metro tank monthly non express pass unlimited metro fare zone 1 for 105 . the express combined pass is 115 . also tank has a 10 ride pass for 13.50 and a 10 ride express pass for 18 . beginning in summer of 2010 tank upgraded their fare system and passes that were valid for a calendar month were replaced with passes good for 30 consecutive days from first use . also other pass options were introduced including a 1 day pass . for a complete list of fare options click here . ridership edit annual ridership year total unlinked passenger trips 5 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 routes edit transit map highlighting frequency tank routes number description 1 florence mall 1x florence express 2x airport express 3 ludlow bromley 5 holman 7 rosedale latonia 8 eastern avenue 9 taylor mill independence 11 fort thomas northern kentucky university 12 dayton 16 grand towers carmel manor 17x villa hills express 18x edgewood express 19x beechgrove express 20 south newport 21x toebben drive express 22x walton express 25 alexandria 25x alexandria express 28x empire drive express 30x independence express 31x rolling hills express 32x burlington express 33 st. elizabeth edgewood 35x east west express 39x limaburg express 40x north bend express worldwide boulevard 42x florence hub express southbank shuttle covington cincinnati newport nku shuttle callahan hall campus current bus fleet edit current as of 03 24 14 year manufacturer model fleet numbers engine & transmission fuel type notes image 2000 gillig advantage low floor 2107 2115 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel 2109 and 2115 through 2127 are retired tank 2108 2002 gillig advantage low floor 2128 2132 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel 2004 gillig advantage low floor 2133 2143 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank 2134 2005 gillig advantage low floor 2144 2153 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank 2145 2006 gillig brt 880 889 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank express brt 2007 gillig advantage low floor 2154 2157 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank 2157 2007 gillig advantage low floor 601 604 cummins isb allison hybrid drive ev40 diesel electric 35 ft tank 601 2008 gillig advantage low floor 2158 2164 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel 2009 gillig advantage low floor 2165 2172 cummins isl allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank 2172 2012 gillig advantage low floor 706 708 cummins isl9 allison hybrid electric drive ev40 diesel electric 2012 gillig advantage low floor 2173 2180 cummins isl9 allison transmission b400r 5 speed automatic diesel tank 2179 2013 gillig advantage low floor 2181 2188 cummins isl9 allison transmission b400r 6 speed automatic diesel tank 2181 2014 gillig advantage low floor 2189 2196 cummins isl9 allison transmission b400r 6 speed automatic diesel transit authority of northern kentucky tank references edit a b c abouttank overview national transit database . usdot federal transit administration http www.ntdprogram.gov ntdprogram data.htm . retrieved 24 december 2014 . missing or empty title help history . transit authority of northern kentucky official website undated . retrieved october 5 2007 bill passes senate . the kentucky post . e. w. scripps company . 2007 09 13 . p. a2 . retrieved 2007 10 05 . the bill the 2008 transportation housing and urban development and related agencies appropriations bill would help tank replace three buses in its 90 bus fleet . ts2 .2 service data and operating expenses time series by system . national transit database . usdot federal transit administration . retrieved 25 december 2014 . this article related to bus transportation in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article 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