Escondido Transit Center

Escondido Transit Center
Escondido Transit Center in Escondido, California.
General information
Location	796 West Valley Parkway Escondido, California
Coordinates	33°07′08″N117°05′28″W / 33.1188°N 117.0911°W / 33.1188; -117.0911
Owned by	North County Transit District
Line(s)	Escondido Subdivision [1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MTS: Rapid 235, Rapid Express 280 [2] NCTD BREEZE: 305, 308, Rapid 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, FLEX 371, 388, 608, 651, 652 Greyhound Lines FlixBus
Construction
Parking	583 spaces [3]
Bicycle facilities	12 rack spaces, 3 lockers [4]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 21, 1990 (1990-02-21)
Rebuilt	2008
Services
Preceding station North County Transit District Following station Nordahl Road toward Oceanside SPRINTER Terminus
Former services (at AT&SF station) Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Richland Closed 1928 toward Oceanside Escondido Branch Terminus Vista toward Oceanside
Location

Escondido Transit Center is a transit center located in downtown Escondido, California. It serves as the current eastern terminus of the North County Transit District's SPRINTER hybrid rail line and the northern terminus of the BREEZE Rapid bus rapid transit line. There are plans to extend the SPRINTER service to North County Mall in southern Escondido, north of Lake Hodges. Escondido Transit Center opened on February 21, 1990. ^{[5] [6]} It was rebuilt to add the SPRINTER platform before that line's opening on March 9, 2008.

The station is located just east of Interstate 15 (accessible from Valley Parkway exit) and south of State Route 78. Parking is available. Express bus service to downtown San Diego is available at the Escondido Transit Center, as well as local bus service to inland North County, San Diego. FlixBus buses between San Diego and Las Vegas stop at the center. ^[7] Greyhound bus lines running between San Diego and San Bernardino stop next to the facility at 700 West Valley Parkway. ^[8]

History

The original Escondido station was opened in 1888 along with the Santa Fe Escondido Branch. When the Escondido Branch closed down in 1946, the station closed down too. When the Escondido Branch was bought out by the North County Transit District in 1992, the line opened again in 2008, along with the Sprinter. The original station is now at Grape Day Park.

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
2. "San Diego Regional Transit Map" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. October 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
3. "Transit Station Parking". San Diego Metropolitan Transit System . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
4. "Interactive San Diego Regional Bike Map". San Diego Association of Governments . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
5. Sutro, Dirk (September 27, 1990). "Escondido Building on a Good Idea". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 10, 2024.
6. "Board Minutes". North County Transit District . February 22, 1990. Retrieved June 10, 2024. Kris Murphy said he was impressed by the ETC (Escondido Transit Center) Opening Ceremony the previous day, and congratulated staff on its organization.
7. "Find bus tickets from and to Escondido, CA". FlixBus . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
8. "Escondido Bus Stop". Greyhound Lines . Retrieved June 10, 2024.

External links

• SPRINTER Stations