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Knoxville Area Transit, commonly referred to as KAT, is the operator of public transportation in Knox County, Tennessee. Twenty five routes operate. Service on KAT routes operate Weekdays and Saturdays with route 11,12,20,22,31 and 41 offering Sunday service. All routes, except for routes 16,19,44,76 and 90 start at the Knoxville Station in Downtown. Knoxville Trolley Lines is a free shuttle service which provides service to the university and the downtown area.〔(Knoxville Area Transit Trolley Lines )〕 KAT formerly operated the transit service for the University of Tennessee, known as The T.〔(The T - the University of Tennessee's transportation system, operated KAT )〕 ==History== Public transportation in Knoxville dates back to 1876 when the first street cars of the Knoxville Street Railway Company were pulled by horses and mules along tracks on Gay Street. Knoxville's transit system has come a long way since; other dates of note are listed below: * 1890 Knoxville Streetcars are converted from animal to electric power. The first electric streetcar ran from Gay Street to Lake Ottosee (now Chilhowee Park). * 1910: Knoxville had 42 miles of track and was carrying 11 million passengers per year. * 1929: The first buses were used, serving on feeder routes for the streetcar system. * 1947: Electric streetcars made their last run in Knoxville on August 1. * 1958: Bus service was first added to the University of Tennessee. * 1972: The first air-conditioned GMC buses arrived in Knoxville. * 1989: K-Trans moved into a new facility on Magnolia Avenue. * 1995: K-Trans became Knoxville Area Transit (KAT). * 2003: KAT began Clean Fuels Program with propane-powered vehicles. * 2004: KAT named APTA's North American Transit System of the Year * 2010: KAT begins operating out of the John J. Duncan, Jr. Knoxville Station, a brand-new, state-of-the-art, LEED-certified transit center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Knoxville Area Transit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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