Escondido Transit Center is a transit center located in downtown

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. It serves as the current eastern terminus of the

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's SPRINTER

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line and the northern terminus of the

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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. It was rebuilt to add the SPRINTER platform before that line's opening on March 9, 2008. The station is located just east of

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(accessible from Valley Parkway exit) and south of State Route 78. Parking is available. Express bus service to

downtown San Diego Downtown San Diego is the central business district of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in the United States. It houses the major local headquarters of the city, county, state, and federal governments. The area comprises seven d ...

is available at the Escondido Transit Center, as well as local bus service to inland North County, San Diego.

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buses between San Diego and Las Vegas stop at the center.

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bus lines running between San Diego and San Bernardino stop next to the facility at 700 West Valley Parkway.

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SPRINTER Stations
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