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The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is the public transportation provider for Memphis, Tennessee.It is one of the largest transit providers in the state of Tennessee; MATA transports customers in the City of Memphis and parts of Shelby County on fixed-route buses, paratransit vehicles, demand-responsive service, and the MATA Trolley system.
Founded in 1998 and operational by 1999, River Valley Metro Mass Transit District took over the Kankakee Area Transit System (KATS) and became a means of transportation in the region. [3] [4] RVMMTD has 11 local fixed routes, 2 commuter routes, and ADA buses serving the communities of Bradley, Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Aroma Park and Manteno.
Map of Lines of the Memphis Street Railway c 1907 MATA bus in Memphis, December 2004. The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) provides the area with scheduled city bus service and with paratransit service for persons with disabilities. Three express bus lines were added in 2008 to provide service into Downtown Memphis from outer suburbs.
The Main Street Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. It began operations in 1993, becoming the first streetcar line to operate in Memphis since 1947. [3] It runs for about 2 mi (3.2 km) along Main Street, with 14 stops in Downtown Memphis.
A major air carrier is bringing a new seasonal route to and restarting another flight at Memphis International Airport.. Southwest Airlines has announced it will offer seasonal nonstop service ...
In 1959, the Memphis Downtown Airport was opened on Mud Island, which at that time was called City Island. The one-runway airport could be reached by a pontoon-boat ferry and was used mostly by businessmen and shoppers. The Downtown Airport was closed in 1970. [3] It was replaced in the 1990s by the new urbanist Harbor Town development.
Memphis International Airport shared data with The Commercial Appeal on the top 15 unserved destinations that do not currently have nonstop service to or from Memphis. The data is based on the ...
It consists of 2.2 mi (3.5 km) of double track along Madison Avenue with six stops stretching into Midtown Memphis. The line was built to connect the Main Street system to the Medical District just east of Downtown Memphis. [3] Trolley service has been suspended since April 2014, after two trolley cars caught fire within a span of six months.