De Soto station is a station on the
G Line of the
Los Angeles Metro Busway
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system. The station is next to
Victory Boulevard, which parallels that section of the Orange Line. It is located in the western
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it comprises a large portion of Los Angeles, the Municipal corpo ...
near the meeting of three largely residential municipal communities of the City of Los Angeles:
Canoga Park,
Winnetka, and
Woodland Hills.
It is named after
De Soto Avenue, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route, and is, in turn, named after
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, ...
, the ''
conquistador
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'' who led the first European expedition into the southeastern United States. De Soto did not explore California, despite the location of the station and avenue.
Counting from the western terminus in Chatsworth, it is the sixth station on the Orange Line.
Service
Hours and frequency
Connections
, the following connections are available:
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City of Santa Clarita Transit:
796
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Los Angeles Metro Bus
The Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Metro Bus operates in the Los Angeles Basin, the San Fernando Valley, and th ...
: ,
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VCTC Intercity
VCTC Intercity (formerly known as Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority or VISTA) is a public transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California, Ventura County, California. It provides an intercity bus service between the c ...
:
Conejo Connection
References
External links
G Line (Los Angeles Metro)
Los Angeles Metro Busway stations
Canoga Park, Los Angeles
Winnetka, Los Angeles
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley
Bus stations in Los Angeles
2005 establishments in California
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