A major underground Metro subway stop serving both the B and D lines, the Wilshire/Vermont station…read moreopened in 1996, providing a major connection point the Koreatown LA neighborhood up above. My wife and I had reason to use this as an exit during a weekday jaunt to K-town. The station was the one of the largest (and deepest) stations that we've visited. Because of the depth of the station, it had escalators in both directions, with each working on this day. It is over 75 feet below street level, with the lowest level platform being for Westbound trains and the middle level being for trains going Eastbound toward Union Station. It's also the last station before the B and D lines diverge (D going further into K-town and ultimately to UCLA in the future, and B continuing to Hollywood). It has the new full length plexiglass saloon style doors, installed sometime in 2025 (probably when the D line was shut down as part of the West line extension). LA Metro is rolling out their 'Tap-to-Exit' program across some of their stations. I thought it was meant to implement variable tolls, but reading that it's to increase security and non-payers. Also for the first time, Metro security came onboard at a stop, and requested that all passengers get their TAP cards ready for fare inspection...have not seen this before for folks REMAINING on the train at a stop.

I rode this line to get off for the start of the cicLAvia bicycle event. I wasn't the only one as…read morethousands of bicyclists arrived in the area for the event. The station is surrounding by a convenience store and some other businesses. I was surprised to see the uptick on security and police officers in the area.

Been meaning to go to this station as the nearest one to a new home that I wanted to visit via mass…read moretransit. It's part of the new (as of 2023) 'E' Gold Line, a stop on the way from Santa Monica to East LA. Previously, it was part of the 'L' line, connecting Pasadena to East LA, but was changed in 2023. The previous two stops are underground, but this is above ground with the same platform used for both Eastbound and Westbound trains. To enter/exit, you have to cross live tracks. I remember not being particularly fond of this, but have gotten used to it since quite a few stations on the LA Metro system have this feature.

We loved this station for easy station access, the formerly free parking, and it's proximity to…read moreDTLA. The parking is next to the station & it's so close are no streets to cross. As you exit the parking lot to go up to the platform there is a machine to pay for parking. Yes, handicap stalls have to pay too. Yes, I called metro to confirm. There is a 72 hour max to park here. There are not many stalls & on a lazy Sunday we were the only vehicle in the lot. See pic for more info.

One of my favorite's stops in LA! Outdoors, charming, with lush vegetation in old historic South…read morePasadena. It's like an old train station in Europe, with great buildings around, a small park, a historic museum, nice sculptures. It's wasy to figure out what platform to get on, your regular machines to tap and add value on your card. Nice benches to sit on (normal ones for a change!) and relax till your next train. We didn't mind that we missed a train, enjoyed hanging out, admiring the view. Shady spots and you can see Michael Myer's house from the original "Halloween" movie from there! An extra bonus for horror fans!

Current location of Yelp entry is off by 5 miles so didn't appear on my search when trying to…read morecheck-in. So inadvertently created this entry. This station is now part of the blue line (the A train), and connects all the way down to Long Beach without a transfer. It is located in a nice residential area, within easy walking distance to the high school.

We were in Union station in downtown LA. Pretty scary waiting for the bus…read more Once we got to Bakersfield we got to board a brand new train. Very very Nice!

This is a new Amtrak Station located at bus stop A on 1st street near Long Beach Blvd. See pics…read moreincluded. This bus stop also picks up passengers for: Metro 232 (orange bus to LAX) Commuter Express 142 (blue/white bus to San Pedro/Ports O Call) Torrance Transit #3 (green/white bus to Del Amo Mall, Redondo Beach Pier, city of Carson, etc) This is great news to get picked up here instead of waiting for Amtrak bus by Denny's on 6th and Long Beach Blvd. That area was so shady and such a strange location for pick ups. This new location is much better. You must have a confirmed pick up ahead of time or else you cannot get on the bus. No ticket agent or counter is here, it's just a bus stop. So don't forget to make your reservations ahead of time. This bus will take you to Union station where you can connect to Bakersfield, San Diego, etc.... anywhere the Amtrak trains travel in Southern California and beyond.

This is the northeast terminus of the A line currently. The station has restrooms, bike lockers a…read morelarge parking area and connections to local transit lines including Metrolink. The location for now requires a long walk to get to business.

Started trip to LA. Left my car here, free parking on weekends. Mertrolink or A Line to LA, last…read morestop is Long Beach. Around the corner and the next stop on the A line is Fairplex La Verne stop-where I had previously had someone drop me off at. Purchased tap card at the station before heading out, paid for a day pass.

My boyfriend and I decided to go for a little adventure and took public transportation together…read more This location at the Sierra Madre Villa Station conveniently has a parking garage to store your car. The metro stop is located on the 4th floor if you want to strategically part there, or park on another floor and take the elevator to 4th. We had a few motivators since the 10 fwy is closed due to the fires, avoid that LA traffic and the cost of the Metro is cheaper than the parking at the LA Convention Center. The downside is some stinkiness and sketch characters. You will need a TAP card ($2) and each trip is $1.75/trip or $5/day cap or $18/week cap. It's definitely a good deal for someone who live in the area or travelers to get around without renting a car. We exited at the Pico Station and we were within walking distance of the LA Convention Center. It was pretty easy and convenient.

Big stop in Sierra Madre, located outdoors, in parallel with the freeway, a tad noisy…read more Decent benches around and the screens worked well to give you the information you need-direction, time till next train, etc. There is an big underpass to help you get to the parking lot across and from there you can take an elevator to street level and make your way to Foothill. There were safety ambassadors around when we were ready to exit or upon entering the station, nice and helpful, made us feel better to have them around. Decent station if you head to Sierra Madre!

This is a Metro Green line station at Mariposa/ Nash. A…read moreday- pass to ride the Metro is now $7. It used to be $5 not too long ago. There is not much to do nearby except for nearby hotels like Hilton Garden and Hyatt Place. The station platform in the evening is very cold, so dress warm. The ticket kiosk is on street level. You stand on an escalator and let it take you up to the platform. The concrete chairs on the platform is cold, ugly, and has a butt cheek divider. The floor has some pretty butterflies. Wow!

I pay, I sit, I wait, train comes, I get on, we go…read more Is there really anything else I can say about a train station? Ok they have a great view of a soccer field. Lol

I genuinely cannot believe that this is an America. It reminds me of Austra except the German…read morerecording that would come on announcing the stops. I timed the stops, between each stop it was about one to two minutes and each stop was 30 seconds. The Beverly Hills station was very clean and nice with very cool art. I think it was from the movie theater that's up the block. I wish they had put more older early days pictures of Beverly Hills instead of just the interior of movie theater. Multiple times cops came in and checked for tickets, which I appreciate. There were noticebly more police officers and security guards as the train got closer to Beverly Hills. They did a great job. The only reason this loses one star was the difficulty in getting a card. I just wanted two tickets and the only choices were a $20 card or loading your info into Metro App. But then another passenger said they got card for the right amount of fair. So maybe it is possible I did not know.

If you're planning on taking the Subway to the Sea, as Metro's Westside Extension of the Wilshire…read morePurple Line was once dreamily called, don't plan on hanging up the keys to your Lamborghini any time soon. The Project, funded by Proposition R, does have enough money to make it ... chug-chug ... to the VA Hospital, more or less. Or is that to Century City ..cough-cough ... Or maybe it's only as far as Wilshire & La Cienega .. grrr. Well anyhow, it does have the wherewithall, once coupled with Federal Funds, to make it as far as the Tar Pits where it will sink below Mammoths, Saber Tooth Tigers, and Jackson Pollock to surface shiny and un-blackened at the proposed Wilshire & Fairfax Station; the closest one can come to a sure thing in the far off world of future transportation planning. Keep your culture hard-on in your pants art lovers. Although LACMA is highly supportive of this Station, in fact hosting some of Metro's meetings, don't think there will be a long escalator ride ascending to a sculpture garden by the time you generously re-up your expiring museum membership. Let me put this into perspective: as we are just a day into this new decade, don't expect to disembark here for at least another full decade. Well, 2019 actually, but delays are the one thing in life you can count on. If you want to get to UCLA, think 2036, and if you want to get to the Pier, think great grandchildren. Metro held multiple meetings all over the "West" side this Fall. The Westside excluded Santa Monica. A few meetings were held as much as 2 years prior, to discuss various routings and station possibilities. They asked for input from commuters and potential commuters. I attended 2 meetings in October and November, and a previous meeting about 18 months ago. Comments from commuters were severely channeled toward what had already been predetermined. It's not like Valley riders could just suggest sh*t like they wanted a subway from Encino to Venice. Translators were provided at each meeting, but for the most part sat idly by. The Latino ridership .... the base .... did not show up in proportion to their use of public transport. Those few Latinos who did attend were well educated, and actually native speakers of English. Although meetings were well-attended, Russian and Korean translators stood by, not having to earn their money. I don't know if the Beverly Hills & Westwood meetings provided Farsi translators as I didn't attend those. I always find it amusing when translators are provided for people who know how to speak 8 languages fluently, and speak English better than I do myself. * * * * * * If you have no interest in public transportation you can stop reading here. Perhaps you already fell asleep at the wheel before you reached this point. For the detail minded see below: Here are just some of the points that surfaced at the Metro meetings: * The Purple Line Extension will be built in what Metro refers to as Minimum Operable Segments. The first segment (MOS 1) west is not sure to include a Crenshaw/Wilshire stop, but quite sure to have stations at Wilshire/La Brea & Wilshire/Fairfax. * This will be a subway, not light-rail. * Federal criteria on ridership levels must be met to receive Federal Funding. * Environmental Impact Studies are not yet complete. When finished, it will take about another year to complete engineering design, prepare bid documents & award construction contracts. * Based on this schedule, construction of the subway could begin in 2013. Notice that it says 'could'. * Measure R is the source of funding. It allocates money to a variety of transportation projects throughout the County over that time period. It's funds are not entirely available for the westbound subway. * The cost estimates are based on 2008 Dollars. * Parking at Stations: They are leaning away from providing parking. Land values in the path of the subway are high, and the purpose is to get people out of their cars. In some areas that already have parking, it remains a possibility. Free parking? In your dreams. * Cyclists will be able to transport their bikes. * MOS 2 (Year 2026) would extend to Century City. MOS 3 (Year 2036) would extend to Westwood/I-405 with stations being evaluated at UCLA & the VA Hospital. * West Hollywood Connecting Line: A line that would extend the Red Line westward from Hollywood-Highland, running down Santa Monica Blvd. No money presently exists for this line. * No money. Zero.. . exists to get from the 405 to the Sea. * As things stand now, a subway to the City of Santa Monica & the City of West Hollywood are way out there in some nebulous future. A future in which Pluto is no longer a planet. Oh wait, that already happened last decade. www.metro.net/westside info: 213-922-6934.