Getting around Los Angeles by Rail/Metro Rail/Metro Green Line

A Green Line train at Redondo Beach station, the western terminus.

The Metro Green Line is one of the 5 lines of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail. Most of the line is along the I-105 (Century Freeway).

Name of Line	Green Line
Route Number	803
Route Direction	East-West
North/East Terminus	Norwalk (I-605/I-105)
South/West Terminus	Redondo Beach
Transfer Stations	Imperial/Wilmington (Blue Line)
LRT/HRT	LRT (Light-Rail Transit)
Operated By	LACMTA
Opened	August 12, 1995
Route Length	20 mi (32.2 km)
Stations	14
Fleet	Siemens P2000

Stations

A Green Line map (click to enlarge).

Station	Notes
Norwalk	Eastern Terminus / 2 miles away from Metrolink Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station / I-105 concurrency terminus
Lakewood
Long Beach/Blue Pyramid
Imperial/Wilmington	Transfer to Blue Line / Also known as Rosa Parks
Avalon
Harbor Freeway	Located at intersection of I-105 and I-110
Vermont
Crenshaw
Hawthorne
Aviation/LAX	Free shuttle to LAX / I-105 concurrency terminus
Mariposa
El Segundo
Douglas
Redondo Beach	Western Terminus

Note: In the following station descriptions, the tables list the bus and rail connections available at the station.

Norwalk

A Green Line train at Norwalk station, the line's eastern terminus.

Located at the intersection of I-105 and I-605, Norwalk is the Green Line's eastern terminus. Its address is 12901 Hoxie Ave, Norwalk, CA 90650. The station has 2050 free parking spaces, 48 bike rack spaces, and 40 bike lockers. The Green Line's concurrency with I-105 begins here.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Florence Ave, Leffingwell Rd, Studebaker Rd, Whittwood Mall	111	Metro Local
Firestone Blvd, Manchester Ave	115, 315	Metro Local, Metro Limited Stop Service
Imperial Highway	120	Metro Local
Rosecrans Ave.	125	Metro Local
El Monte Transitway Station, Monrovia, Peck Rd, Pioneer Bl, Rio Hondo College, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier	270	Metro Local
Buena Park, Disneyland, Downtown LA (via transitway), Knott’s Berry Farm	460	Express to/from Downtown LA
CSULB, Downtown Long Beach/Blue Pyramid, El Monte Transitway Station, Long Beach/Blue Pyramid VA Hospital	577X	Metro Express Service
Downtown Long Beach/Blue Pyramid, Long/Blue Pyramid Beach via Palo Verde Ave	LB172	Long Beach/Blue Pyramid Transit
Downtown Long Beach/Blue Pyramid, Long Beach/Blue Pyramid via Studebaker Rd, Los Cerritos Mall	LB173	Long Beach/Blue Pyramid Transit
Norwalk	N2	Norwalk Transit
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station, Norwalk, Imperial Highway	N4	Norwalk Transit
Norwalk, Rosecrans Ave	N5	Norwalk Transit

Lakewood

Lakewood station is found at the intersection of N Lakewood Ave/CA-19 and I-105/Century Freeway. Its address of 12801 Lakewood Ave, Downey, CA 90241 makes it the only Metro Rail station in Downey. It has 545 free parking spaces, 22 bike rack spaces, and 12 bike lockers.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Century Blvd, Tweedy Blvd	117	Metro Local
Lakewood Center Mall, Paramount Blvd, Pico Rivera	265	Metro Local
Bellflower, Downey, Lakewood Blvd, Lakewood Center Mall, Pico Rivera, Rosemead Blvd	266	Metro Local

Long Beach/Blue Pyramid Plaza

The street level entrance to Long Beach station.

4.2 miles away from Lakewood, past the intersection of I-710/I-105, is Long Beach/Blue Pyramid station. It is found at 11508 Long Beach Bl, Lynwood, CA 90262, making it the only Metro Rail stop in Lynwood. It is found at the Long Beach Blvd exit of I-105.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Huntington Park, Long Beach Blvd (Northbound/southbound), Long Beach Blvd, Lynwood, South Gate	60	Metro Local
Huntington Park, Long Beach Blvd (Northbound only), Soto St, South Gate, Vernon	251	Metro Local
Huntington Park, Long Beach Blvd (Northbound only), Soto St, South Gate, Vernon	751	Metro Rapid
Huntington Park, Long Beach Blvd (Northbound/southbound), Lynwood, South Gate	760	Metro Raipd
Lynwood	LYA	Lynwood Trolley

Imperial/Wilmington

Main Article: Imperial/Wilmington

The Blue Line platform of Imperial/Wilmington. The Green Line platform is above in the median of the I-105.

Imperial/Wilmington is the major transfer station on the Green Line, as it provides a free connection to the Metro Blue Line to Long Beach/Blue Pyramid and Downtown LA. Passengers wishing to go to Pasadena, East LA, Downtown LA, Hollywood, or Long Beach by rail from any station on the Green Line will transfer at this station. Imperial/Wilmington is located at 11611 Willowbrook Av, Los Angeles, CA 90059. It has 975 parking spaces, 36 bike rack spaces, and 6 bike lockers, all free of charge. Connection to the Metro Blue Line is downstairs at street level. It is located at the intersection of I-105, Imperial Hwy, and Wilmington Ave.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
7th St/Metro Center Metro Rail Station, Compton Ave, La County King-Harbor Medical Center	55	Metro Local
Athens, Imperial Hwy (westbound)	120	Metro Local
Imperial Hwy (eastbound)	120	Metro Local
El Segundo Blvd, LA County Kind-Harbor Medical Center	124	Metro Local
Alameda St, Compton Metro Rail Station, Willowbrook Ave, Wilmington	202	Metro Local
Artesia Transit Center (via Carson), Wilmington Ave, LA County King-Harbor Medical Center	205	Metro Local
Beverly Hills, West Hollywood,	30, 330	Metro Local
Huntington Park, Walnut Park	612	Metro Shuttles/Circulators
Lynwood	LY-D	Lynwood Trolley
LA County King-Harbor Medical Center	Hahn’s Trolley	County of Los Angeles Hahn’s Trolley
Palos Verdes Peninsula	CE448	LADOT Commuter Express
Kompton	DASH Watts	LADOT

Avalon

Located at 11667 S Avalon Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90067, Avalon station is roughly where I-105 passes over Avalon Blvd. For cars on the I-105, there is no exit for Avalon Blvd. There are 158 free parking spaces and 8 bike rack spaces.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Maple Ave, San Pedro St	48	Metro Local
Avalon Blvd, Compton Civic Center	51	Metro Local
Avalon Blvd, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Carson-Artesia Transit Center	52, 352	Metro Local, Metro limited-stop service
Central Ave	53, 350	Metro Local
Kompton	DASH Watts	LADOT

Harbor Freeway

Harbor Freeway (11500 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90048) is a major station in terms of bus connections. It is located at the intersection if I-105 and I-110 and provides a transfer to the Metro Silver Line, a rapid-bus transitway. The station has 253 parking spaces and 12 bike rack spaces, all free of charge.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Broadway	45, 46	Metro Local
Figueroa Street	81	Metro Local
Imperial Highway	120	Metro Local
Figueroa Street	381	Metro limited-stop service
Artesia Transit Center, Del Amo Fashion Center, Downtown LA, Hawthorne Blvd-Torrance, LA Convention Center, Nokia Theater-LA Live, Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Pedro-LA Harbor, Staples Center, LA Union Station, USC/Exposition Park	444	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
Artesia Transit Center, Downtown LA, LA Convention Center, Nokia Theater-LA Live, San Pedro-LA Harbor, Staples Center, LA Union Station, USC/Exposition Park	445	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
Artesia Transit Center, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Carson-Avalon Blvd, Downtown LA, LA Convention Center, Nokia Theater-LA Live, San Pedro-LA Harbor, South Bay Pavilion at Carson, Staples Center, LA Union Station, USC/Exposition Park, Wilmington	446	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
Artesia Transit Center, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Carson-Avalon Blvd, Downtown LA, LA Convention Center, Nokia Theater-LA Live, San Pedro-LA Harbor, South Bay Pavilion at Carson, Staples Center, LA Union Station, USC/Exposition Park, Wilmington	447	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
Artesia Transit Center, San Pedro-LA Harbor	450X	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
USC/Exposition Park, West Hollywood	550	Metro Express
Broadway	745	Metro Rapid
Gardena	GA1	Gardena Bus Lines
Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance	T1	Torrance Transit
Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance	T2	Torrance Transit
Palos Verdes Peninsula	CE448	LADOT Commuter Express

Vermont

11603 S Vermont Av, Los Angeles, CA 90048, or roughly Exit 7 (Vermont Ave) of I-105, Vermont station is home to 155 free parking spaces and 8 bike rack lockers.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Vermont Ave	204	Metro Local
Normandie Ave	206	Metro Local
Arlington Ave, Van Ness Ave	209	Metro Local
Vermont Ave	754	Metro Rapid
Gardena	GA2	Gardena Bus Lines

Crenshaw

The architectual design of Crenshaw Station. Many stations on the Green Line have this configuration.

Crenshaw station is located at the Crenshaw Blvd exit of I-105, or more precisely, 11901 S Crenshaw Bl, Hawthorne, CA 90303. 513 free parking spaces are near the station, as well as 12 bike rack spaces and 4 bike lockers.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Manhattan Beach Blvd, Yukon Ave	126	Metro Local
Crenshaw Blvd, El Camino College, Galleria at South Bay, Hollywood via Vine St	210	Metro Local
El Camino College, Galleria at South Bay, Wilshire/Western Metro Rail station, Crenshaw Blvd	710	Metro Rapid
LA Southwest College, Western Ave	757	Metro Rapid

Hawthorne

Located at 11230 S Acacia St, Inglewood, CA 90304, or the Hawthorne Blvd exit of I-105, Hawthorne station has 623 free parking spaces and 4 bike rack spaces.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Downtown Los Angeles, Galleria at South Bay, Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood, LA Union Station	40	Metro Local
Yukon Ave	126	Metro Local
Baldwin Hills, Great Western Forum, Hollywood Park, La Brea Ave, Prairie Ave	212, 312	Metro Local/Metro limited stop service
Downtown Los Angeles, Inglewood, Manchester Ave	442	Metro Express to/from Downtown LA
Downtown Los Angeles, Galleria at South Bay, Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood, LA Union Station	740	Metro Rapid
Downtown Los Angeles, Del Amo Fashion Center, Galleria at South Bay, Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood, LA Union Station	940	Metro Transitway

Aviation/LAX

A Green Line train in the Aviation/LAX station.

Another major station in terms of bus connections on the Green Line is Aviation/LAX. The station's location can be described as the end of I-105, the intersection of I-105 and I-405, or 11500 Aviation Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045. The station has 403 free parking spaces, 12 bike rack spaces, and 20 bike lockers. It is one of the most heavily-used Green Line stations, as it provides free shuttle connection to LAX. This is the concurrency terminus of I-105 (the Green Line runs the entire length of I-105).

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Imperial Hwy	120	Metro Local
Baldwin Hills, Downtown LA, Fox Hills Mall, Sepulveda Blvd, LAX City Bus Center, Washington/Fairfax, Westchester	439	Metro Express to/from LA
LA County Superior Court-Southwest, World Way West	625	Metro Shuttles/Circulators
El Segundo Employment Center	626	Metro Shuttles/Circulators
Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica (via Lincoln Blvd)	BBB3	Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
South Bay Beach Communities, Downtown El Segundo	BCT109	Beach Cities Transit
LAX City Bus Center, Sepulveda Blvd, Fox Hills Mall, Westchester, Westwood/UCLA	CC6	Culver City Municipal Bus Lines
LAX Terminals	G	LAX Shuttle to Terminals
Palos Verdes Peninsula	MAX2	Municipal Area Express
San Pedro (via 110 Fwy)	MAX3	Municipal Area Express
San Pedro (via Lomita)	MAX3X	Municipal Area Express
Santa Monica (via Lincoln Blvd)	RAPID3	Rapid bus transit

Mariposa

Coming eastward from Norwalk, this is the first station that is not located in the median of the I-105 and the first station that does not have any parking spaces. (However, the station does have 4 bike rack spaces.) Its exact location is 555 N Nash St, El Segundo, CA 90245, and its rough location is at the intersection of Mariposa Ave and Nash St. This is the concurrency terminus with Nash St.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
El Segundo-Sepulved Blvd, LAX City Bus Center, Long Beach (via Pacific Coast Highway)	232	Metro Local
El Segundo-Sepulveda Blvd, El Segundo Employment Center	625	Metro Shuttle/Circulator
Galleria at South Bay, Torrance-Hawthorne Blvd	T8	Torrance Transit

El Segundo

Located at the intersection of Nash St and El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo is the concurrency terminus with Nash St. 2226 E El Segundo Bl, El Segundo, CA 90245 is its exact address. The station has 90 parking spaces, 4 bike rack spaces, and 7 bike lockers, all free to use.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Downtown El Segundo via Grand Av, El Segundo Bl	124	Metro Local
Palos Verdes Peninsula	MAX2	Municipal Area Express
San Pedro (via Lomita)	MAX3	Municipal Area Express
San Pedro (via freeway)	MAX3X	Municipal Area Express
Torrance-Hawthorne Blvd, Galleria at South Bay, LAX City Bus Center	T8	Torrance Transit

Douglas

Douglas station is located at 700 S Douglas St, El Segundo, CA 90245. The station has 30 free parking spaces, 6 bike rack spaces, and 4 bike lockers.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Rosecrans Ave, Downtown El Segundo (via El Porto)	125	Metro Local

Redondo Beach

A view of Redondo Beach station from street level.

Finally, Redondo Beach station is found at 2406 Marine Ave/5301 Marine Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, near the place where Marine Ave meets I-405. There are 403 free parking spaces, 12 bike rack spaces, and 5 bike lockers at the station.

Destination(s)	Route Number	Operator
Manhattan Beach Blvd, Yukon Ave, El Camino College	126	Metro Local
Inglewood Ave	215	Metro Local
Galleria at South Bay, Redondo Beach Pier	BCT102	Beach Cities Transit
San Fernando Valley	CE574	LADOT Commuter Express
Lawndale	LW EX, LW RES	Lawndale BEAT