Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority


The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority is the mass transit provider for Chattanooga, Tennessee and its vicinity.
Public transportation first appeared on the streets of Chattanooga in 1875, utilizing horse-drawn trollies. The two main routes followed Market Street and East Ninth Street. In 1889, the trolleys were replaced with electric streetcars. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, buses began to appear more frequently. In 1941, Southern Coach Lines took over the public transit operations, and the last streetcar ran in 1946.

City control

In 1973, the City of Chattanooga purchased the assets of the former Southern Coach Lines, and formed the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. CARTA now operates 16 bus routes, trimmed down from 30, as some routes have been consolidated or eliminated.
In addition, CARTA also operates a free downtown shuttle bus service, utilizing electric buses, which runs between the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel at 14th and Market Streets and the Bijou Theatre on Broad and 3rd Streets. Public parking is available at both locations. CARTA owns and operates the historic Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, which ascends from the St. Elmo neighborhood to the town of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. CARTA also provides paratransit van services, called Care-A-Van.

List of routes

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;1. Alton Park
;2. North Chattanooga
;3. Enterprise South
;3E/ER. Enterprise South/Eastgate & East Ridge
;3N. Enterprise South/Northgate
;3O. Enterprise South/Ooltewah
;4. Eastgate/Hamilton Place
;5. North Brainerd "Dial-a-Ride" Route
;6. East Brainerd "Dial-a-Ride" Route
;7. Chattanooga Housing Authority
;8. Eastdale
;9. East Lake
;10A. East Chattanooga-Avondale
;10C. East Chattanooga-Campbell St.
;10G. East Chattanooga-Glenwood
;13. Rossville
;14. "Mocs Express" '
;15. St. Elmo
;16. Northgate
;19. Cromwell Road
;21. Golden Gateway
;28. Amnicola Highway

Fares

, fares rates for their respectable services are:
Bus -
+Medicare card is accepted as proof of eligibility for the CARTA Special Fare ID Card.
CARTA Care-A-Van -
Specials -