KAT Will Return Some Routes to Regular Service

Communications Director

Kristin Farley
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(865) 215-2589

400 Main St., Room 691
Knoxville, TN 37902

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KAT Will Return Some Routes to Regular Service

Posted: 03/08/2022
Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will return several bus routes to regular service levels on Monday, March 14, 2022. 

Those changes include:

Route 17 – Sutherland returns to 30-minute frequencies on weekdays
Route 20 – Central Street returns to 30-minute frequencies on weekdays
Route 32 – Dandridge returns to 30-minute frequencies on weekdays
Route 34 – Burlington returns to 30-minute frequencies on weekdays
Green Line Trolley returns to 10-minute frequencies on weekdays, but still ending at 8pm on Friday and Saturday evenings

“We are so glad to finally be bringing back some of our regular service levels,” says Isaac Thorne, Director of Transit for the City of Knoxville. “The workforce shortage that we have experienced along with so many others has been unprecedented.  We are so grateful to our passengers and their patience during this past year.” 

KAT hopes to return the remaining routes experiencing reduced service back to regular service within the year.  These include the weekday peak 15-minute service on Routes 11 – Kingston Pike, 22 – Broadway, and 31 – Magnolia; and the weekday 30-minute service levels on Routes 40 – South Knoxville and 45 – Vestal.

In addition to the 30-minute service on Route 17 – Sutherland, this route will also be served with KAT’s new all-electric buses starting on Monday.  The Sutherland route was identified as an ideal route on which to begin the electric bus program, due to the topography, length of the route, and other factors.  The electric bus fleet will continue to expand to other routes throughout the city as testing continues.

“We feel like we are coming out of this long and challenging period,” says Thorne.  “However, because the pandemic is not fully over, KAT wishes to remind the public that the mask mandate from the Transportation Security Administration is still in place for public transit through March 18th.”

For more information, call 865-637-3000 or visit KATBus.com.