Service operates between DART Central Station and Southridge Mall, including destinations at Fort Des Moines, Blank Park Zoo and the South Side Library.
Connections: Local Route 6 at Southridge Mall. All Local and Crosstown Routes at DART Central Station.
DART Central Station Platform: D
Guaranteed Ride Home: In case of an emergency, DART will guarantee a ride home to individuals riding Route 7 – SW 9th St, extension to County Line Rd, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. To qualify for a Guaranteed Ride Home, you must be a monthly bus pass holder, Unlimited Access participant or RideShare vanpooler. For full program details, click here.
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Weekday / Northbound-Inbound:
| Route 7 • Weekday / Northbound-Inbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||||
| Southridge Mall | McCombs Middle School | SW 9th & County Line | SW 9th & Army Post | SW 9th & Bell | DART Central Station |
| AM | 4:55 | - - - - | - - - - | 5:01 | 5:08 | 5:12 |
| 5:40 | - - - - | 5:46 | 5:50 | 5:58 | 6:02 | |
| 6:13 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:19 | 6:26 | 6:30 | |
| 6:32 | - - - - | 6:38 | 6:42 | 6:50 | 6:54 | |
| 6:50 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:56 | 7:03 | 7:07 | |
| 7:12 | - - - - | 7:18 | 7:22 | 7:30 | 7:34 | |
| 7:30 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:36 | 7:43 | 7:47 | |
| 7:55 | 7:59 | 8:01 | 8:05 | 8:13 | 8:17 | |
| 8:10 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:16 | 8:23 | 8:27 | |
| 8:32 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:38 | 8:45 | 8:49 | |
| 8:50 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:56 | 9:03 | 9:07 | |
| 9:12 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:18 | 9:25 | 9:29 | |
| 9:30 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:36 | 9:43 | 9:47 | |
| 9:50 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:56 | 10:03 | 10:07 | |
| 10:10 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:16 | 10:23 | 10:27 | |
| 10:32 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:38 | 10:45 | 10:49 | |
| 10:51 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:57 | 11:04 | 11:08 | |
| 11:12 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:18 | 11:25 | 11:29 | |
| 11:31 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:37 | 11:44 | 11:48 | |
| 11:53 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:59 | 12:06 | 12:10 | |
| PM | 12:11 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:18 | 12:26 | 12:30 |
| 12:33 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:40 | 12:48 | 12:52 | |
| 12:51 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:58 | 1:06 | 1:10 | |
| 1:13 | - - - - | - - - - | 1:20 | 1:28 | 1:32 | |
| 1:31 | - - - - | - - - - | 1:38 | 1:46 | 1:50 | |
| 1:53 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:00 | 2:08 | 2:12 | |
| 2:11 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:18 | 2:26 | 2:30 | |
| 2:33 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:40 | 2:48 | 2:52 | |
| 2:51 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:58 | 3:06 | 3:11 | |
| 3:13 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:19 | 3:26 | 3:31 | |
| 3:31 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:37 | 3:44 | 3:49 | |
| 3:53 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:59 | 4:06 | 4:11 | |
| 4:11 | - - - - | - - - - | 4:17 | 4:24 | 4:29 | |
| 4:33 | - - - - | 4:39 | 4:42 | 4:48 | 4:52 | |
| 4:51 | - - - - | - - - - | 4:57 | 5:04 | 5:09 | |
| 5:15 | - - - - | 5:21 | 5:24 | 5:30 | 5:35 | |
| 5:31 | - - - - | - - - - | 5:37 | 5:44 | 5:48 | |
| 5:55 | - - - - | 6:01 | 6:04 | 6:10 | 6:15 | |
| 6:11 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:17 | 6:24 | 6:28 | |
| 6:43 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:49 | 6:56 | 7:00 | |
| 7:08 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:14 | 7:21 | 7:25 | |
| 7:43 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:49 | 7:56 | 8:00 | |
| 8:08 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:14 | 8:21 | 8:25 | |
| 8:41 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:47 | 8:54 | 8:58 | |
| 9:08 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:14 | 9:21 | 9:25 | |
| 9:41 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:47 | 9:54 | 9:58 | |
| 10:08 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:14 | 10:21 | 10:25 | |
| 11:11 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:17 | 11:24 | 11:28 | |
| School days only. No service during school breaks and summer. | ||||||
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||||
Weekday / Southbound-Outbound:
| Route 7 • Weekday / Southbound-Outbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||||
| DART Central Station | SW 9th & Loomis Ave | SW 9th & Army Post Rd | SW 9th & County Line | McCombs Middle School | Southridge Mall |
| AM | 5:25 | 5:29 | 5:35 | - - - - | - - - - | 5:39 |
| - - - - | 5:55 | 6:01 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:06 | |
| 6:00 | 6:04 | 6:10 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:14 | |
| 6:20 | 6:25 | 6:32 | 6:35 | - - - - | 6:39 | |
| 6:40 | 6:46 | 6:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:59 | |
| 7:00 | 7:06 | 7:13 | 7:16 | - - - - | 7:20 | |
| 7:20 | 7:26 | 7:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:39 | |
| 7:40 | 7:46 | 7:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:59 | |
| 8:00 | 8:06 | 8:13 | 8:16 | 8:18 | 8:22 | |
| 8:20 | 8:26 | 8:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:39 | |
| 8:40 | 8:46 | 8:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:59 | |
| 9:00 | 9:06 | 9:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:19 | |
| 9:20 | 9:26 | 9:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:39 | |
| 9:40 | 9:46 | 9:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:59 | |
| 10:00 | 10:06 | 10:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:19 | |
| 10:20 | 10:26 | 10:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:39 | |
| 10:40 | 10:46 | 10:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:59 | |
| 11:00 | 11:06 | 11:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:19 | |
| 11:20 | 11:26 | 11:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:39 | |
| 11:40 | 11:46 | 11:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:59 | |
| PM | 12:00 | 12:06 | 12:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:19 |
| 12:20 | 12:26 | 12:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:39 | |
| 12:40 | 12:46 | 12:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 12:59 | |
| 1:00 | 1:06 | 1:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 1:19 | |
| 1:20 | 1:26 | 1:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 1:39 | |
| 1:40 | 1:46 | 1:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 1:59 | |
| 2:00 | 2:06 | 2:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:19 | |
| 2:20 | 2:26 | 2:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:39 | |
| 2:40 | 2:46 | 2:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 2:59 | |
| 3:00 | 3:06 | 3:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:19 | |
| 3:20 | 3:26 | 3:34 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:39 | |
| 3:40 | 3:46 | 3:54 | - - - - | - - - - | 3:59 | |
| 4:00 | 4:06 | 4:14 | - - - - | - - - - | 4:19 | |
| 4:20 | 4:26 | 4:33 | 4:36 | - - - - | 4:40 | |
| 4:40 | 4:45 | 4:53 | - - - - | - - - - | 4:59 | |
| 5:00 | 5:06 | 5:14 | 5:17 | - - - - | 5:21 | |
| 5:20 | 5:25 | 5:33 | - - - - | - - - - | 5:39 | |
| 5:40 | 5:46 | 5:53 | 5:55 | - - - - | 6:01 | |
| 6:00 | 6:05 | 6:13 | - - - - | - - - - | 6:18 | |
| 6:20 | 6:26 | 6:33 | 6:35 | - - - - | 6:41 | |
| 6:45 | 6:50 | 6:58 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:03 | |
| 7:15 | 7:20 | 7:28 | - - - - | - - - - | 7:33 | |
| 7:45 | 7:50 | 7:58 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:03 | |
| 8:15 | 8:19 | 8:26 | - - - - | - - - - | 8:31 | |
| 8:45 | 8:49 | 8:56 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:01 | |
| 9:15 | 9:19 | 9:26 | - - - - | - - - - | 9:31 | |
| 9:45 | 9:49 | 9:56 | - - - - | - - - - | 10:01 | |
| 10:45 | 10:49 | 10:56 | - - - - | - - - - | 11:01 | |
| School days only. No service during school breaks or summer. | ||||||
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||||
Saturday / Northbound-Inbound:
| Route 7 • Saturday / Northbound-Inbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||
| Southridge Mall | SW 9th & Army Post | SW 9th & Bell | DART Central Station |
| AM | 6:15 | 6:21 | 6:29 | 6:34 |
| 7:10 | 7:17 | 7:25 | 7:30 | |
| 8:08 | 8:15 | 8:23 | 8:28 | |
| 9:10 | 9:17 | 9:25 | 9:30 | |
| 10:08 | 10:15 | 10:23 | 10:28 | |
| 11:10 | 11:17 | 11:25 | 11:30 | |
| PM | 12:09 | 12:16 | 12:24 | 12:29 |
| 1:11 | 1:18 | 1:26 | 1:31 | |
| 2:09 | 2:16 | 2:24 | 2:29 | |
| 3:11 | 3:18 | 3:26 | 3:31 | |
| 4:09 | 4:15 | 4:22 | 4:26 | |
| 5:13 | 5:19 | 5:26 | 5:30 | |
| 6:09 | 6:15 | 6:22 | 6:26 | |
| 7:13 | 7:19 | 7:26 | 7:30 | |
| 8:08 | 8:14 | 8:21 | 8:25 | |
| 9:11 | 9:17 | 9:24 | 9:28 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Saturday / Southbound-Outbound:
| Route 7 • Saturday / Southbound-Outbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||
| DART Central Station | SW 9th & Bell | SW 9th & Army Post Rd | Southridge Mall |
| AM | 6:45 | 6:50 | 6:58 | 7:03 |
| 7:45 | 7:51 | 7:59 | 8:05 | |
| 8:45 | 8:51 | 8:59 | 9:05 | |
| 9:45 | 9:51 | 9:59 | 10:05 | |
| 10:45 | 10:51 | 10:59 | 11:05 | |
| 11:45 | 11:51 | 11:59 | 12:05 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:51 | 12:59 | 1:05 |
| 1:45 | 1:51 | 1:59 | 2:05 | |
| 2:45 | 2:51 | 2:59 | 3:05 | |
| 3:45 | 3:51 | 3:59 | 4:05 | |
| 4:45 | 4:50 | 4:57 | 5:02 | |
| 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:57 | 6:02 | |
| 6:45 | 6:50 | 6:57 | 7:02 | |
| 7:45 | 7:50 | 7:57 | 8:02 | |
| 8:45 | 8:50 | 8:57 | 9:02 | |
| 9:45 | 9:50 | 9:57 | 10:02 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Northbound-Inbound:
| Route 7 • Sunday / Northbound-Inbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||
| Southridge Mall | SW 9th & Army Post | SW 9th & Bell | DART Central Station |
| AM | 7:18 | 7:24 | 7:31 | 7:35 |
| 8:05 | 8:11 | 8:18 | 8:22 | |
| 9:08 | 9:14 | 9:21 | 9:25 | |
| 10:06 | 10:12 | 10:19 | 10:23 | |
| 11:08 | 11:14 | 11:21 | 11:25 | |
| PM | 12:06 | 12:12 | 12:19 | 12:23 |
| 1:08 | 1:14 | 1:21 | 1:25 | |
| 2:06 | 2:12 | 2:19 | 2:23 | |
| 3:08 | 3:14 | 3:21 | 3:25 | |
| 4:07 | 4:13 | 4:20 | 4:24 | |
| 5:10 | 5:16 | 5:23 | 5:27 | |
| 6:06 | 6:12 | 6:19 | 6:23 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
Sunday / Southbound-Outbound:
| Route 7 • Sunday / Southbound-Outbound • Effective 06/06/21 | ||||
| DART Central Station | SW 9th & Bell | SW 9th & Army Post Rd | Southridge Mall |
| AM | 7:45 | 7:50 | 7:58 | 8:03 |
| 8:45 | 8:50 | 8:58 | 9:03 | |
| 9:45 | 9:50 | 9:58 | 10:03 | |
| 10:45 | 10:50 | 10:58 | 11:03 | |
| 11:45 | 11:50 | 11:58 | 12:03 | |
| PM | 12:45 | 12:50 | 12:58 | 1:03 |
| 1:45 | 1:50 | 1:58 | 2:03 | |
| 2:45 | 2:50 | 2:58 | 3:03 | |
| 3:45 | 3:50 | 3:58 | 4:03 | |
| 4:45 | 4:50 | 4:58 | 5:03 | |
| 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:58 | 6:03 | |
| Weather, special events and traffic conditions may alter service. | ||||
