Originally opening in 2003 as part of the Gold Line (connecting Union Station to Pasadena), the…read moreChinatown Metro Station is now part of the A Line (aka Blue Line), connecting directly with Long Beach, making it very convenient for us. It is an elevated station, with elevators and escalators (when operational) taking one to street level. Because this area is hilly, one can also stop before fully going down, and instead go through Blossom Plaza to the northwest, exiting onto Broadway. It's the first stop going north from Union Station and actually is walkable from there as well. Did make a request Yelp to change the incorrect name (since the Gold Line still exists but no longer stops at this station)... hoping action would be taken to correct.

This is probably my favorite steakhouse... I mean... Gold Line station. Clean, decorative, and…read moreclose to a lot of things I enjoy, like fireworks, Asian food restaurants, inexpensive shopping, and baby water turtles in those fluorescent-topped clear plastic cages. Yeah, I know they have salmonella, but they're so cute. Mrs. Picante and I ran the Firecracker 10K this year, and while the t-shirt, logo, and medal were dumb, the morning was breathtakingly beautiful. We boarded the train in Arcadia, and within 35 minutes, we were getting off at the Chinatown station for our 8:45 start time. Can't beat the convenience, and the Sunday morning ride was 98.7% hobo free. After the race, we wandered around a little and looked at stuff-- even walked down that narrow alley of shops that is in every cops n robbers movie featuring Chinatown. For $1.75, this is really convenient, and for those of you that go a little heavy on the Tsing Tao, this is a great way to keep yourself and other safe.

Metro a line / Blue line will indeed get you from the Long Beach City front all the way into…read moreCentral Los angeles, but it will take forever. This is the slowest Metro train on the planet. No Express service, doesn't dozens of stops. Over all the train is very clean, but occasionally a filthy, weed smelling person will climb on board. The train goes over and through some of the most dangerous parts of Los angeles. It's a great way to see the city. For tourists, I think it's perfect. It provides a lot of scenery and it gets you to the central part of Los Angeles where the museums and other attractions are located. You can even get all the way from Long Beach to Hollywood and Vine streets.

Called the security line to let them know that somebody was smoking on the train. Looked like they…read morewere homeless. No security came to remove the person. The public can be deranged and lunacy is rampant. With no security around on a Saturday...you basically are gambling with your life. Used to ride the gold line when it was new. About 8 months the homeless people were sleeping on the train. I stopped going. Several years later I thought I would try again. Well, the train was nice and clean but the lack of security and public decency doesn't exist!

I have never experienced a transit system where the drivers do not want passengers and they…read moreoutright loathe passengers. DASH drivers are the worst! They will do everything in their power to avoid having to pick up waiting riders.

What is the use of the notification systems when your buses dont arrive o all of a sudden from out…read moreof no where on a non route street a bus shows up going in the opposite direction and as soon as it gets to the next stop waits for upwards of 8-10 minutes as if they have taken a short cut and cannot resume the route for a certain time. That was today on Hollywood line from Wilshire. The sign says something is to arrive at last 10 minutes, nothing appears and certainly no buses are passing by in the return from Hollywood to Wilshire? & the driver that evetually showed up made mention to dispatch of a driver being cautioned for taking short cuts earlier. The area superb\visor must have recognized something had been done badly by DASH as he offered to drive me to the Hollywood station just to get me off the bus. Oh the phone line was only on artificial voice command unable to speak to any one which i had done a few weeks earlier.

The new schedule beginning 6/23 has been a somewhat successful…read more In the mornings around 9-10 on weekdays have been timely (5-10) min waits. recently ,they have increased to 15, So far, the longest iv'e had to wait is 22min. @ santa monica blvd. & fairfax around 5p. The drivers are more bot-like, now, but efficient & polite. again, these comments are for line 217 only.

LA Metro aka Metro LA/Metro Los Angeles is the rail and bus system for Greater Los Angeles, Metro…read moreRail sparked a bloom in travel 35 years ago founding it's first light rails in the year 1990. I remember being a kid and seeing the Blue/A line be formed and eventually the Green/C line near our first home in South LA off Central Avenue/118th Place... Eventually riding with our aunts and dad on occasion to different places. Metro fare is currently $1.75 with transfers available in various directions and discounts available for students, children and seniors. In addition there is a max cap of no more than $5 per day and various monthly, weekly or even day passes and caps you can acquire or have access to. Metro makes improvement where it can and since the pandemic has been climbing over hurdles to improve cleaner, safer and more efficient rides. It's not perfect by any means as for certain stops it's required to tap to exit to reduce on riders who don't tap, but the thing is sometimes cards get dropped and misplaced, while digital tap cards have made life easier in terms of keeping up with them, sometimes the tap reader doesn't pick it up right away. Just the other week I gave using my digital card a little more love and it only worked instantly once! Other attempts took three or more tries. Tapping to exit at the end of a long day or commute feels criminal as you're just hoping to make it home at that point. During the day time at peaks hours you're more likely to see more metro staff, security and officers on duty, usually between 8am to 5pm, but strides have been made to extend presences, especially in light of an altercation taking part last week between two men that led to a near fatal stabbing 15 to 20 feet directly behind me. This is not a typical LA Metro ride or riding experience. Very surreal to hear two adult men argue to the point of lethal violence and have to evacuate to the next train cart for my safety, but also making sure all passengers on our side got through that door before we closed it tight and hold it close until we could get to the next available stop. I'm beyond glad nobody else was hurt, all passengers worked together, and the victim got medical care. The one who drew the weapon and escalated the altercation between the two men unfortunately got away, was hurt as well, maced and dripping small amounts of blood from the metro cart up the escalator and all the way out of the station. His face was covered in a hoodie and he was never tracked down or caught as of almost a full week ago. I've seen a lot via metro, but rarely does it escalate to this point. Typically you may experience some odd characters, the sock guy, people selling what they can to earn extra money (from snacks to jewelry), performers, an interesting rant or three, tap card inspections (which slow people down from where they need to go - like jobs or appointments), etc. Metro busses fluctuate with accuracy either arriving to early or very late, sometimes not at all for the less frequented routes, but sometimes there's zero issues at all, even friendly drivers who offer a free ride for the day or part of the day, smooth wi-fi (which is now also available on a lot of the rails), usb outlets for charging under seats on the nearer busses + all entrance taps to cut down on boarding. Cool things like Metro Rider Appreciation Day, Earth Day or Voting Day riders ride free - though they often forget to make this work at all stations, but do a pretty 8/10 job with the Metro busses. They pop up at conventions, festivals and community celebrations including Latin Heritage Month, Pride Month, LA Comic Con and numerous others, sharing information, free tap cards, swag and more. New rail lines are being extended including a station for LAX, additional rail line in the San Fernando Valley, line extensions throughout and more safety. I'm not afraid to ride metro, and don't think anyone should be - but we should all be mindful, aware and considerate. LA Metro can definitely do better, but as the riders of Metro Los Angeles, so can we.

10/31/25 17:30 bus 251 @ State & Florence.. I walked to the front to get ogg. The doors were…read moreclosing. I said hold on. He said I have to push button if I want out. I said I just made the decision to exit when he stopped. He closed the doors on me and wouldn't let me out and started driving away. I said wife is wrong w u.. he basically I wasn't getting off now. I said again I didn't decide to get off until just then. And does he only let off ppl only when the use button. He actually said yes. I told .​he's got some issues. Man is seriously a detriment if not a danger.

The bus (110 for Hyde park and Crenshaw) is late everyday. There is always some delay or detour or…read morewhat have you making this bus late.

I don't actually think I've been inside Union station the whole time living in LA. I've been out…read morefront picking someone up but never actually been in and walked around. First time and it was a little intimidating. I like to know what to do and how to get about with it. Picture me, someone who has never been inside trying to find their way around dragging a suitcase.... lol... I had a connection coming from Palm Springs which lead me to here. It's quite big and the whole Amtrak, Surfliner to metro was a learner for me. First off, I never knew that you could actually take public transportation from the city to the desert. I had a connection ended at Union which was pretty easy to get around. It's a pretty big station but plenty of signs to get you where you need to be. Plus with the metro, it's pretty self explanatory with the colors for the train. There's construction going on in the tunnel which wasn't much of a factor as we got to where we needed to be. Also, I didn't expect loads of food stalls available. I guess you have to feed people while they're waiting. I believe the main tunnel area was where all the trains, ie Amtrak and Surfliners come in while the another is where all the Metros are. There was plenty of staff on hand with questions if needed. I did both arrival and departure on the same day to test out the whole process. It was quite simple. Even if you arrive early, your train can already be docked and waiting till departure. Make sure to look on the board for which gate you suppose to be at. It's a big station but pretty simple once you get the hang of it.

Yes, it's a very historic building, the architecture is neat, I love that there's a fish aquarium…read morethere, lots of exhibits and events, but as someone who has had to use the public transit here, it's not the best to say the least. Parking is affordable, but can get fisted and it's nice that they have the free Dodger Express Shuttle. But the restrooms are abysmal, especially for the women's restroom and the men's isn't any cleaner (according to friends' first hand accounts) and there's always litter somewhere and the subtle scent of human waste, but that's the DTLA experience if anything. That's why when I was told we were going to go to Union Station for dinner (when I was in Denver), I was aghast. Completely different expectations and execution. Union Station does its job, could always be a bit better, it's just that society needs to get to that point and we need to be a bit less of a car driven (haha) ecosystem where public transit is more friendlier and easier to use.

Today I was just waiting for the metro 4 bus at about 8:35 pm and it was at the car wash near echo…read morepark. Everyone were waving at the bus to get its attention but it kept going. I'm not just angry because I didn't get on it but there were two disabled elderly ladies not just that there were two elderly men that needed to use a cane. It just ruin your mood when this happen and this wasn't the first time. Please try to find the person who did this, thank you. You might ask why my name is John wick and it's not it's because I'm an 11 year old and I'm using an alt acc. You might curious why I'm on yelp it's because I'm so destined to find this guy and I'm genuinely pissed off. The only reason I'm writing this is to get him fired. He doesn't deserve to be a metro bus driver. You guys are probably like there's no image where's the proof or whatever it's because my mom doesn't let me bring it and she had hers but it was low on battery so she didn't use incase of an emergency. Please do something about this it was really hard to write this much.

This bus is pretty crazy. It links up SGV places to downtown LA like you wouldn't believe. you…read moreshould try it. its interesting especially if you get on at the edge of Alhambra/City Terrace.....there's a lot of elderly asians that get off at the Chinatown area. ever since they took away the 370, i feel that the City Terrace folks have been disenfranchised because there is rarely a time that the 70 comes by to that neighborhood without being full seated....so people have to stand. what i love about the bus is that it takes you to the heart of the downtown financial district, and i take it home when i'm buzzed from after work happy hours. anyway, it would've taken me longer to drive, park and walk to work than it would take to be on the bus. bad thing is it also goes through County SC hospital....you occasionally get someone getting on the bus with a nasty cough asking if it was the bus to the hospital. but you know what, you have to support public transit....plus this bus has got LCD screens for news/entertainment, and a GPS system. i wish Metro would be better at keeping their windows clean, instead of washing them without squeegying them to get out the spots. LADOT buses have clean windows, and so do public transit buses in San Diego, Portland, Seattle, SF.

Oh 704, steal my heart away, whisk me away to Santa Monica and rumble sweet emissions into my ear…read more I trusted you to be my first to take me to SM, to reliably snatch me away and show me the wonders of a city I've oft heard about but never dared to explore. You took me by the hand and guided me gently, sweetly into the fresh streets before reliably dropping me off at 4th and Lincoln to meet another sweetheart. There were no hard feelings, and that makes me love you more. You took me here so quickly I do not know what to with myself. You didn't mind me doing my make up or plumping up my lips, or practicing for another sweet lover... You even took me to the NuArt! You will always be my favorite ride after work going to Santa Monica. Know this, 704, that I'll never cheat on you for any other line. ...Going to Santa Monica that is.

Yahoo..day life / night life.. LA life.. the 704 cuts to the best. DON'T BE AFRAID save our air and…read moregotta ride the bus

We took the Amtrak to the valley from SJC we are on our way back, stopping at Union Station for 25…read moreminutes for some reason. It looks like a nice station but I'm still on the train so I can't really tell. They patrol the area well with security guards coming on the train

Really dirty and lots of homeless people. Also has a strange smell. Maybe urine? Convenient pick up…read morethough. Came to pick someone up from the train station. During this time the protests against ICE was going on so there were a lot of closures and a lot of people walking around protesting. However, it was nicely controlled and the union station area was clear of protesters. There are paid parking lots, many bus stops, and a pick up area clearly marked. I just texted my friend to walk out and picked them up really quickly. Fast and convenient. However, the trains are never on time. Most times late some times early. So if your train is late, you might miss your connection to the other train. That's why I had to come to Union station instead of another station. It is a landmark so lots of tourists during normal times. They like taking pictures of the outside and the paintings and decor inside. It is a beautiful station. Too bad there's a horrible odor

LA finally joins the likes of NYC, London etc. The new D line extension to the edge of Beverly…read moreHills is in my opinion a game changer for LA. The line runs underground from Union Station to Wilshire /La Cienega. Next year to Rodeo Drive and Century City and in 2028 to Westwood/UCLA. The stations are beautiful with stunning art work.

The Metro D-line still has not reached Miracle Mile. It will be 10 years since my first review…read more Metro has been making terrible decisions for more than a decade. This particular line as supposed to have extended out to Santa Monica by 2016 in 2012. Ten years on, not one new station on this major thorough fare has been completed. This line remains a great option for traveling between Koreatown and downtown Los Angeles or Union Station. New trains have been added. There's more space to travel with bike, strollers, luggage and such other items. There are charging ports. They are still quite clean.