Balboa station is a station on the
G Line of the
Los Angeles Metro Busway
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system. It is named after adjacent
Balboa Boulevard
Balboa Boulevard is a major north–south street in the city of Los Angeles, and it cuts through many communities and is one of the main thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley.
Name
Balboa Boulevard was named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, ...
, which travels north–south and crosses the east–west transitway route. The station is in the
Lake Balboa
Lake Balboa is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. The area was previously part of Van Nuys.[San Fernando Valley
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Service
Hours and frequency
Connections
, the following connections are available:
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LADOT Commuter Express
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Los Angeles Metro Bus
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Nearby destinations
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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Birmingham High School
Birmingham Community Charter High School (formerly Birmingham High School) is a charter high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded in 1953 ...
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Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
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Lake Balboa Park
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Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area
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G Line,
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River (), historically known as by the Tongva and the by the Spanish, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California. Its headwaters are in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and it flows nearly from Canoga Park ...
and
Victory Boulevard bicycle paths
References
External links
G Line (Los Angeles Metro)
Los Angeles Metro Busway stations
Lake Balboa, Los Angeles
Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley
Public transportation in Los Angeles
Bus stations in Los Angeles
2005 establishments in California
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