Greyhound Bus Lines operates daily with 32 arrivals
and departures to and from the metropolitan area to all major cities.
Nationwide charter service also is available
Public Transportation
Central Arkansas Transit (CAT) is a regional transit agency governed by a 13-member
board that is appointed by local elected officials. Serving the jurisdictions
of Little Rock, North Little Rock, Cammack Village, Maumelle, Sherwood
and portions of Pulaski County, CAT has 172 full-time employees managing
and operating a fleet of 75 bus and paratransit vehicles and three electric
streetcars. There are currently 21 fixed routes and three commuter express
routes in the system.
CAT's paratransit division, LINKS, provides curb-to-curb service for
persons with disabilities, averaging 5,000 monthly passenger trips.
The River Rail Streetcar Line, also a division of CAT, began revenue
operation on November 1, 2004 and served more than 200,000 passengers
in its first full year of operation. River Rail crosses the Arkansas
River on the Main Street Bridge to serve the downtowns of Little Rock
and North Little Rock. A track extension to the Clinton Presidential
Center and Heifer International will be completed by November 2006.
The bus system averages more than 8,000 passenger trips each weekday
and collects more than $1 million annually in fare box revenue. Special
fares are available for students 18 and under, senior citizens and persons
with disabilities. CAT's River Cities Travel Center is located at 310
East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock. |