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. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .
As of 2007, 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 after 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.
Fares 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 (unlimited) 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 + Number Description 1 Dixie Hwy/Florence 2X Airporter 3 Ludlow/Bromley 5 Holman Ave/Fort Wright 7 Madison Ave/Latonia 8 Eastern Ave/Crestview Hills 12 Bellevue/Dayton 16 West Newport/Fort Thomas 25 NKU/Alexandria 25X Alexandria Express 30X Lake Park Dr/Fort Wright Express 39X Petersburg Rd/South Hebron Express 40X Worldwide Blvd/North Hebron Express 42X Industrial Rd/Florence Express SS Southbank Shuttle
Ridership + Annual ridership Year Total unlinked passenger trips 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 1,424,80020221,738,00020232,092,60020242,090,50020251,992,200
See also List of bus transit systems in the United States Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
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