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Washington Hospital Center and Washington Union Station. The segment of D8's routing west of Union Station was replaced by routes D1, D3, and D6. At the same time, the D8 replaced the segment of D6's former routing between Union Station and Washington
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The weekday schedule will change. Buses servicing the route between Sibley
Hospital and Stadium-Armory Metrorail station will be scheduled every 22 to 25 minutes with shorter route buses servicing in between during the afternoon peak period. Eastbound short trip buses to Stadium Armory will leave
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neighborhood. The line operates every 15 minutes during the weekday peak hours, 20 minutes during the off-peak hours, and 30-40 minutes during the late nights. Route D6 trips are roughly 60-90 minutes long.
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1034:"August 2020 Metrobus Service Changes, August 23 | WMATA"
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847:"WMATA Announces Dramatic Changes to Metrobus Routes"
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16:Bus route in Washington, D.C., United States
718:"D6 – Sibley Hospital–Stadium-Armory Line"
642:On June 17, 2012, route D6 short trips to
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934:"Metro Bus Route Changes Impact D3, D6"
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932:Courtney, Shaun (15 June 2012).
428:Route D6 operates daily between
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294:15 minutes (weekday peak hours)
744:"WASHINGTON DC TRANSIT ROUTES"
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822:"Proposed Cuts in Bus Routes"
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193:Farragut North station
81:Bladensburg (weekends)
598:Hospital Center, via
577:Dupont Circle station
561:routes 40, 42, and 44
197:Farragut West station
189:Dupont Circle station
938:Georgetown, DC Patch
913:on December 14, 2018
903:"Metro News Release"
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573:Metro Center station
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883:on January 13, 2010
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853:. 15 December 2009
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675:References
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1068:24 August
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129:Northwest
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1095:Category
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505:. A new
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245:K Street
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800:June 1,
702:May 31,
460:History
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917:12 May
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262:Length
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88:Livery
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877:WMATA
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