City of Anderson Transit System

{{Short description|Local bus service for Anderson, Indiana, US}}

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| founded = 1973

| headquarters = 1109 Main St {{Cite web|url=https://www.govserv.org/US/Anderson/345504468838056/City-of-Anderson-Transit-System-CATS#location|title = City of Anderson Transit System CATS, 1109 Main St, Anderson, IN (2021)}}

| locale = Anderson, IN

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| service_type = bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 7

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| stations = CATS Bus Terminal, 1220 Jackson Street

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| ridership = 237,451 (2019)

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| website = [https://www.cityofanderson.com/136/City-of-Anderson-Transit-System-CATS CATS]

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City of Anderson Transit System (CATS) is the local bus service for Anderson, Indiana. CATS has 7 routes.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=City of Anderson Transit System (CATS) UPCOMING EVENT|url=https://www.cityofanderson.com/136/City-of-Anderson-Transit-System-CATS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113114737/http://cityofanderson.com:80/136/City-of-Anderson-Transit-System-CATS |archive-date=2014-01-13 |access-date=|website=www.cityofanderson.com}} Fares are $1.00, except for those above 60 or disabled veterans, whose fare is 50 cents. Nifty Lift, the Demand Response, has a fare of $2.00.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cirta.us/county-connect/transportation-resources/city-of-anderson-transit-system/|title=City of Anderson Transit System|date=13 February 2017 }} Current hours are Monday to Friday 8–4.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-station-260029|title = City of Anderson Transit in Anderson, Indiana | Greyhound}}

Routes

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cityofanderson.com/DocumentCenter/View/25/Route-Book---English?bidId= |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-09-27 |archive-date=2020-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022210340/https://cityofanderson.com/DocumentCenter/View/25/Route-Book---English?bidId= |url-status=dead }}

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1	North Anderson
2	South Madison
3	Columbus Walmart
4	Eastside Mounds Mall
5	Jackson Park Belmont
6	South Anderson
7	Flagship Express

CATS Bus Terminal

The CATS Bus Terminal, located at 1220 Jackson Street in downtown Anderson, serves as the primary transfer point in the system. The facility opened on May 23, 2022 with an official ribbon cutting on June 1. The building was designed by krM Architecture, with 13,000 square feet, and space for developers on the second and third floors.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/8-5-million-anderson-bus-terminal-is-open-for-business/article_dbbe8a4c-daca-11ec-9dd2-6b9850ffad28.html|title=$8.5 million Anderson bus terminal is open for business|date=May 23, 2022|author=Ken de la Bastide|newspaper=The Herald Bulletin|access-date=September 7, 2023}} The new terminal replaced a small facility at 1109 Main Street.

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/city-anderson-0 | access-date=September 7, 2023}}

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