Route 42: Fort Sanders/UT Hospital
Bus & Trolley Routes
System Alerts
Service Change
Clinch Ave. Closure (Sewer Rehabilitation & Replacement)
OUTBOUND:
- From Clinch Ave.
- Left on 11th St.
- Right on Cumberland Ave.
- Right on 20th St.
- Left on Clinch Ave. to regular route
INBOUND:
- From Clinch Ave.
- Right on 20th St.
- Left on Cumberland Ave
- Left on 11th St.
- Right Clinch Ave. to regular route
Stops affected:
Clinch Ave. and James Agee – please catch the bus on Cumberland and James Agee/ Phillip Fulmer Way
Clinch and 16th St. – please catch the bus on Cumberland and 16th St./ Volunteer Blvd.
Clinch and 18th St. – please catch the bus at Ft. Sanders Hospital
Clinch and 20th St. (outbound only) – please use the crosswalk and catch the bus on 20th St before Clinch.
ALL BUS ROUTES
Reduced Service Schedules in Effect
Effective Monday, August 29, 2022, reduced service schedules went into effect on some KAT bus routes. Click here for more information.
FAQs
Route Info
Route Detour in Effect
OUTBOUND:
- From Clinch Ave.
- Left on 11th St.
- Right on Cumberland Ave.
- Right on 20th St.
- Left on Clinch Ave. to regular route
INBOUND:
- From Clinch Ave.
- Right on 20th St.
- Left on Cumberland Ave
- Left on 11th St.
- Right Clinch Ave. to regular route
Stops affected:
Clinch Ave. and James Agee – please catch the bus on Cumberland and James Agee/ Phillip Fulmer Way
Clinch and 16th St. – please catch the bus on Cumberland and 16th St./ Volunteer Blvd.
Clinch and 18th St. – please catch the bus at Ft. Sanders Hospital
Clinch and 20th St. (outbound only) – please use the crosswalk and catch the bus on 20th St before Clinch.
Currently Operating on a Reduced Service Schedule
Due to our on-going workforce shortage, Route 42: Fort Sanders/UT Hospital is on reduced service:
- Reduced weekday service ending with a last trip at 10:15 p.m., reduced Saturday service ending with a last trip at 9:15 p.m., and reduced Sunday service ending with a last trip at 5:15 p.m.
Download the new PDF schedule here.
Weekday Schedule
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going toward downtown
Going toward downtown
Saturday Schedule
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going toward downtown
Going toward downtown
Sunday Schedule
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going away from downtown
Going toward downtown
Going toward downtown
Snow Route
No service on Clinch Avenue. Detours around State St. From Main, takes Walnut to Church, to the Transit Center.
Severe Snow Routes
If weather conditions become severe, KAT may begin running on Severe Snow Routes. When this happens, service will ONLY be provided on the major corridors of Knoxville. This includes: Route 11: Kingston Pike (to Walker Springs), Route 12: Western Avenue (to I-640 Plaza), Route 22: Broadway (to Essary), Route 31: Magnolia Avenue (to Burns), and Route 41: Chapman Highway (to Walmart).
During Severe Snow Routes, all passengers ride free, but please note: KAT can return to Snow Routes before a passenger’s return trip and the passenger will be required to pay regular fare for that portion of the trip.