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Route 9 and 9L – 6th Ave
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Route 9 buses run on this route during these times:
- Mondays-Saturdays: 6 a.m.- 10 p.m.
- Sundays: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Route 9L buses run on this route during these times:
- Mondays-Fridays: 6 a.m. – 6 a.m.
During Peak Hours
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Between DART Central Station and Park Fair Mall (both 9 and 9L buses)
About every 30 minutes
Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Between Park Fair Mall and Ankeny (9L buses only)
About every hour
Saturday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (9 buses only)
About every 30 minutes
All Other Times
Between DART Central Station and Park Fair Mall (9 buses only)
About every 60 minutes
- Route 3 – University
- Route 4 – Crosstown
- Route 11 – Hubbell Ave
- Route 12 – Easton Blvd
- Most Routes at DART Central Station
- 6th Ave.
- Euclid Ave.
- 2nd Ave. (9L)
- State St. (9L)
- 1st St. (9L)
- Delaware Ave. (9L)
- Oralabor Rd. (9L)
From DART Central Station (Platform K) to Park Fair Mall
- LEFT (north) on 6th Avenue.
- RIGHT (east) on Douglas Avenue.
Route 9 buses will end next to Park Fair Mall.
From Park Fair Mall to SE Michael Dr. in Ankeny
(Route 9L buses only)
- LEFT (north) on 2nd Avenue.
- CONTINUES (north) on SW State Street
- RIGHT (east) on SE Oralabor Road.
- LEFT (north) on DMACC Boulevard.
- LEFT (northwest) on SW Campustown Court.
- CONTINUES (northwest) on SW District Drive.
- LEFT (west) on SW Magazine Road.
- RIGHT (north) on SW State Street.
- LEFT (west) on SW 3rd Street.
- RIGHT (north) on SW Linden Street.
- RIGHT (east) on West 1st Street.
- CONTINUE (east) on East 1st Street.
- RIGHT (south) on SE Delaware Avenue.
- RIGHT (west) on SE Oralabor Road.
- RIGHT (north) on SE Michael Drive.
From SE Micheal Dr. in Ankeny to Park Fair Mall
(Route 9L buses only)
- CONTINUE (north) on Michael Drive.
- LEFT (south) on SE Hulsizer Drive.
- LEFT (east) on SW Oralabor Road.
- LEFT (north) on SE Delaware Avenue.
- LEFT (west) on East 1st Street.
- CONTINUE (west) on West 1st Street.
- LEFT (south) on SW Linden Street.
- LEFT (east) on SW 3rd Street.
- RIGHT (south) on SW State Street.
- LEFT (east) on SW Magazine Road.
- RIGHT (southeast) on SW District Drive.
- CONTINUE (southeast) on SW Campustown Court.
- RIGHT (south) on DMACC Boulevard.
- RIGHT (west) on SE Oralabor Road.
- LEFT (south) on SW State Street.
- CONTINUE (south) on 2nd Avenue.
From Park Fair Mall to DART Central Station
(Both Route 9 and 9L buses)
- LEFT (east) on Douglas Avenue.
- RIGHT (south) on Cornell Street.
- RIGHT (west) on Euclid Avenue.
- LEFT (south) on 6th Avenue.
- CONTINUES (south) on Ascension Street.
- CONTINUES (south) on 7th Street to DART Central Station.
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