"Ah-ha, hush that fuss Everybody move to the back of the bus Do you wanna bump and slump wit' us? We the type of people make the club get crunk!" Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station is nostalgic to me time infinity. This LA Metro station was the first I ever visited back in the early 90s, riding with my brother and our aunts or dad - learning more about public transportation and the south side of Los Angeles. Growing up in South Central LA from 1985 to 1997 the Green and Blue line were ones we knew. Mainly for short trips, we got to see the 105 be constructed and the Avalon Station (just before Willowbrook/Rosa Parks) follow a couple years after. Growing up within walking distance of Avalon and a one stop ride to Willowbrook/Rosa Parks anytime I pass this Metro Blue A Line station that connects to the Metro Green C line I flashback to those 90s vibes. The Kenneth Hahn Plaza very nearby was a plaza we frequented - the McDonald's, Denny's and everything that was once there. I have been a few times in the last few years for various reasons and explored the old neighborhoods. There is parking lot for commuters - over 200 spaces and unlike some station it's free - though super generified it's still South Central - security, police station and metro employees on duty and all in one place. And like the Metro slogan goes, "If you see something, say something." Elevators and escalators to connect you to the Green above along the 105 freeway. Ride green. Ride smart. Ride safe. read more

Very important Los Angeles County Metro station that connects the A (Blue) Line to the C (Green ) line, which is the main line that goes to LAX bus center. The A line is light-rail, using rail-lines at ground level, while the C line is elevated, following the path of I-105. This means the stop for the C line is high up in the air...and you can see cars flying on the highway in both directions. There are working escalators going up (haphazard in terms of if running or not), and there are large elevators for folks that need it.. Note that the green line have similar cars, in that there are no easy place to put your large luggage. read more

This is an admittedly sketchy area in that I'd not casually ignore the environment around me by standing near the train platform where a lunatic can push you in front of a train, nor obliviously check out my cell phone while it can get snatched from me. It looks and feels dangerous enough where if you look like a victim and act like an easy target, you'll probably be one. The MTA in Los Angeles unlike public transit in San Francisco, New York or other cities where it's used by the masses of various socio-economic statuses out of convenience and what makes sense, in LA public transit is supported by necessity and with that there's a different vibe to the experience overall. It's too bad, since the MTA is actually a good system, and hopefully the various communities will support it and eventually make it accessible to the mainstream where people of all walks of life can genuinely feel safe and it become a bit cleaner environment. This station connects the GREEN LINE from the beach cities and LAX area to the BLUE LINE going to Downtown Los Angeles (Convention Center) and onto the RED LINE ending at Union Station. read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - To the South Bay Beach Cities - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Green line is always Late you have to wait at least 20 mins here not cool no escalator I feel bad for the old people going up... read more

If you want to know what it's like to fight in Iraq; save yourself the trouble and just come here instead. The amount of sketchy people and law enforcement presence here makes you feel like something is about to go off at any minute; there is literally a SWAT vehicle on the premises most times of the day. The signs are confusing and you have to cross the entire parking lot to transfer trains. This place should be shut down! A hint of advice for anyone wanting to come here alone after rush hour; wear your bulletproof vest and do not carry any money! Completely disastrous.. read more

This station is actually pretty cool. I took the Blue Line from Downtown Long Beach to this station. I then went upstairs and connected with the Green Line. I felt so metropolitan lol. It kinda looks like a prison/Moby music video set but in a cool way. The station was very clean when I used it but I will have to dock a star for two reasons. 1. The mini escalated was busted and that just isn't a good look. 2. My biggest pet peeve with metro stations is when they don't have monitors giving that give you arrival times for metro rails. C'mon metro I see electricity running through all the stations, why do some stations have them and other do not? To make things worse, AT&T offers terrible reception in area. It's a mission trying to get arrival times for the train. read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I think the only solution to make this station better is to have someone patrolled this station and also start using the ticketing system other metropolitan cities have been using (let you in the gate only if you paid). By doing so, it will make the metro more profitable and only the people that paid will be allowed to be in the station. We also needs more escalators (I mean, WORKING escalators) at this transit stations. I hope I can see the changes during my lifetime in LA...LOL. read more

This station is not as bad as it may seem to be (since you know, its the border between Watts and Compton). If you walk downstairs from the green line and walk out of the station, you can actually see a sign that says "Watts". In reality, this station is a block away from the city of Lynwood, if that makes you feel better. lol The passengers are pretty crazy, only if you start problems with them. I ride on both trains everyday and never really have any issues with them. The only problem I have to complain about is the CONSTANT delay in the blue line service towards Long Beach :( The trains are so old that they are always breaking down and requiring some sort of maintenance. However, when the trains are up and running, I can get from Lakewood to Wardlow in 15-20 minutes. Also, the sheriffs have started to frequent this place now, so it a good idea if you have your TAP cards handy. read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - GreenLineShawty. - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This is not the most spectacular station in the world, but it's one of the few places in LA that you can see an environment like this. It gets three stars because it's a step in the right direction. Its also funny to stare at all the people stuck in traffic during rush hour. HAHA read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - This photo was taken on a Treo 750 at 8:30PM July 27, 2007. - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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The 2016 YELP 500, Review #144: The station is always clean and manned by members of the sheriff's department and that raised the safety element considerably. The pertains to both those who are fare jumpers and other crimes. TIP: When transiting from the green line to the blue and you get the simple directions of "just go down stairs and transfer"... be like me and read the signs anyway. There are two stairways. One leads to the street and the other straight to the platform. read more

I feel like I'm in a Third World country when I'm at this station with the shoddy workmanship and design of the place. I don't know what the MTA was thinking when they built this station. I on occasion take the Metro into dtLA or Pasadena when it calls for it. There's something about taking the train that's really appealing to me but having to go through a station like this, really puts a damper on the whole experience. From Redondo Beach to this station on the Green Line is not too bad as the train zips down the 105 but then you have to get off at this station to make the transfer to the Blue Line below if you're heading downtown. This is where the experience goes downhill fast. There is the problem of the stairwell leading downstairs which seems steeper than I think they should be for safety reasons. Making your way down is a challenge similar to the t.v. show Wipeout. Imagine the crowd of people getting off the Green Line are rushing downstairs trying to catch the connecting Blue Line below so you just hope you don't get tripped or pushed downstairs accidentally. Then there's the people carrying their bikes up and downstairs so you're trying to avoid getting punched by a tire or poked in the eye by a wheel cog. Seriously, what if all the riders decided to carry their bikes onto the trains, would that even work? They should ban people from carrying their bikes onto trains, it's ridiculous! The TAP machines don't seem to work either at this station. I've tried tapping the scanner but it doesn't register. I also never see people TAPping their cards and there are only a few turnstiles that seem to be misplaced anyway since you don't really have to go through them. If MTA hopes to increase ridership and it does seem to be increasing, I don't think this station is built to handle the capacity of people that will be making transfers here in the future. The other complaint is that there's only an escalator going up and not going down, what's up with that? In addition, the escalator is only wide enough for one person so that if you want to pass the riders, you don't have that choice. This station is so poorly architected that it's completely laughable. I wish the Crenshaw Line could be built like tomorrow because then I'd start taking that instead of having to transfer here from the Green Line. I'd rather ride through Inglewood than have to ride through Watts. But based on their build schedule and the lack of funding, I'm not going to hold my breadth. : / read more

This station serves the Metro Blue Line. Upstairs is the Metro Green Line. You can connect to it by way of this station. Located right in the heart of Watts, nearby this station lies MLK Hospital, the Watts Towers and a very big shopping center that boasts a Denny's, a CVS, Taco Bell and such. This station is a sketchy one, as it can be dangerous in the wee hours. There is parking right nearby. Take advantage of that. As with all other metro stations, be sure to TAP before boarding. Police presence is heavy at this station, which is always a good thing. Other than that, sit back and enjoy the smooth ride!!!! read more

This station is a connection between the Blue Line (from Long Beach to Downtown LA) and the Green Line (from Norwalk to Redondo Beach). The platform is tricky on how to switch the metro rail line. The upper platform is the Green Line, that's the easy part to figure out. The Blue line is downstairs on the far east stair well. If you took the far west stair well, it will lead you to a scary outer world where many youngsters are using the front stair case as a social hangout. Not a cool thing when the cops and their patrol cars are all on the east side. The other thing you need to be aware off is that ticket price for an all day fare is $5. However, if you bought the one way ride for $1.25 on one line, you will need to purchase an additional fare of $1.25 to go on the different line. The fine for jumping the fare is $250 and the humiliation that goes with it being handcuff. I witnessed that a few times while on the Green line platform. There is a few buses I noticed on both end of the stations exit. On the east end are the buses that goes south to Long Beach (I'm guessing because the buses goes one direction). On the west end, the buses goes north and I'm assuming towards west or downtown LA. The transition to go from one line to another line is actually easy. It's the security to get loiters away from the station that is unnerving. The cops needs to step it up instead of just sitting in their patrol cars on the east end. Check out the west end a few times and asked why the party scene was taking place in front of a train station? read more

Waiting here at Willowbrook station. If you arrive on the Greenline at 9:49 you have the wait 23 minutes for a train, then there is another train 1 minute later and another 3 minutes later. This is not uncommon and something similar is happening everyday. Last week one day it was 24 minute wait then 3 minutes, 3 minutes, 3 minutes...a different day last week everyone had to wait 40 minutes for a train. This is NOT a good train schedule. -_- It's like someone threw darts at a dartboard to figure out the trains going into LA during these times. read more

This is the most ghettoest train ride and stop that I have ever been on. Standing at the station waiting for the train makes me nervous even with the cops there, it is not easy. The cops are not even on the platform walking around and making sure no one gets mugged. This is a stop you try to avoid but you can't, especially if you need it to connect to the green line. read more

This stop in my life reminds me of how.... "Some days I catch the bus home just to touch on from the crib I spent months gone sat by the window with the plush on listening to shortys cuss long young girls with weak minds but they butt strong I try to call or at least beep the lord but didn't have a touch tone its a dog eat dog world you gotta mush on some of this land I must own out of "The City" they want us gone tearing down the 'jects creating plus homes My circumstance is between the Nickersons and Love Jones surrounded by hate but I love home Ask my god how he thought traveling the world sound Found it hard to imagine he haven't been passed downtown" -Common read more

Cool way point for riding the LA rails..no grub to grab ..but no hipster or yuppie pollution ! read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - who turn lights out - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I hate this transition from the Green Line to the Blue Line. As Mike said there are many people that hang out on the stairs and it makes it difficult to get past them and you don't want to be too rude because they look like they might stab your ass. Also, if you time it wrong you may be hanging out there for a while and often the blue line is pretty full so there is no place to sit. BUT...it is better than driving read more

I found out yesterday while traveling from work to the Yelp LA Gets Elemental event that the Blue Line runs under the Green Line at ground level here so you have to travel downstairs at either end of the Green Line Station to get there. If you ever thought that the Green Line Stations were kind of cookie cutter and institutionally drab, then the Blue Line's Rosa Parks Station will change your mind about that. There is colorful ceramic tile all over the place and large painted caricatures of many different cultures mounted all about this station. The trains that comprise the Metro Blue Line are much older (circa Japan 1989) and quieter inside than the Green Line ones that I'm used to for my daily commute. These train cars also have a whistle because they travel on the same streets that automobiles and pedestrians do. The whistle is barely audible from inside the train. Maybe the L.A. County Sheriffs have been working on cleaning up the problems other Yelpers wrote about in the past because I didn't come across any threats of violence on my person and only one jerk sitting on the steps on my way back up to the Green Line Station at about 10PM. read more

I really dislike the Metro blue line for the following reasons: I've been riding the Metro rail for about 3 months now and I have got to say that no other metro rail line is as bad as the Metro blue line. REASON 1: Either the blue line trains are always breaking down or it has to stop on the middle of the tracks because of some sort of police activity that is up ahead. REASON 2: Both the trains and platforms are really dirty and they smell really REALLY bad. REASON 3: A lot of clean/decent looking people claim to be homeless and ask for change non stop every single day! There's this lady that is always carrying a baby or holding a kids hand asking for money on the train when I myself know she is not homeless as i seen her with a brand new iphone and got picked up my some Mercedes Benz. Although, i do have a favorite. There is this black gentlemen that is always asking for money but no one understands what the hecks he's ssaying as he is talks to fast. All I can understand is " blah blah blah breast cancer blah blah blah 50cents or 1 dollar" hahaha. REASON 4: Security sucks! I've witnessed an old lady being pushed by a black guy because he wanted to steal her brand new iphone 6. The police are more concerned on fade evaders than the safety of its riders. ITS RIDICULOUS! REASON 5: Some of the metro blue line riders yet alone the conductors can be very very rude. Riders often take up both seats and when you ask them if you can sit down (politely of course) they look at you with hatred like if you owe them something. And when you ask the conductors for directions, they wont help you. not all conductors but some. These are some of the reason why I dislike the Metro Blue line. SIDE NOTE: If you are planning to ride this Metro Blue, please plan an hour ahead because you may never know what to expect as there is always something new happening. I suggest you store your phones, ipads, tablets or any other valuables that you may have inside your bag until you are at least 50 feet away from the blue line lol. If you must seek entertainment and want to listen to your music go right ahead but keep your phone with you at all times... and by that i mean inside your pocket. AND ALWAYS BOARD THE FIRST TRAIN CAR! Just in case anything happens you'll be sort of protected by the mean conductor haha. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! read more

This is the station you goto to report crimes that happenned on the green line. There is a large manned sheriff substation at this location just steps away from the exit. It's not exactly the hood I find myself visiting on a regular basis but recently after being mugged at the Vermont station and having my iPhone stolen came here to report the crime. I doubt if they will catch the criminal since they keep videotape for only 48hrs and due to my work situation could not file it in a more timely manner. Anyways for those who have the new iPhone 4g and ride the green line I would put it away between the harbor station and aviation. read more

Came here after taking the green line to get to the blue line to get to L.A. Not gonna lie, it's a little bit scary at night, but there are cops there which made me feel better. Other than that, it's a straight shot into downtown L.A. from here which saves me time in traffic and money on gas. read more

Dang it, Blue Line! I wanted to like you! We had a Blast taking you up to the LA Artwalk, after a few drinks in the LBC.... But the ride BACK was from HELL!! It took us almost 2 hours to get back...UGH! Two of the trains went 'out-ot-service' after just a few miles each. Yeah, they spit us out, and left us at the curb; only to be spit out and kicked to the curb for another half an hour. Not cool. Getting home at 12:45 definitely was not part of the Tour! read more

Seems like everytime i get off at this station all i hear in my head is WestSide Connection. Probably cause 1 out of every 3 people here is gangsta as f*ck...... so much that even the children in strollers throw Gang signs at me! hahaha jk. This station is just like every other station, trains come, trains go... but the passengers are a different story! LOL but, there are always security and cops, so whatever, no ones trippen. read more

I don't think this gets as high of a rating as the Compton station. Even with the paramedics rig and the 5 cop cars, I still didn't feel safe. Apparently, shady people seem to ignore the fact that there might be law enforcement vehicles and figure that they're too busy to notice them engaging in their own elicit activities. On the plus side, there is Watts' most exciting attraction - this homeless guy who gets on the train asking for money. He tells you he's blind, and when nobody pays attention to him, he takes off his sunglasses and shows you his empty eye socket. Gross, and yet something I still can't get out of my mind. read more

2 stars instead of 1 only because the blue line goes from Long Beach to Staples Center, and this station is right by MLK hospital and Charles Drew University. I really want this station to be safer so I can take the blue line to work. My office is just down the street from the Rosa Parks station, so I could potentially save a lot of money by not using my car. However, the crime is notorious, and I haven't heard too many amazing things about the police patrol. LA Times reported in 2015 that this particular station was to get a significant makeover, which was anticipated to be done by 2018. I really hope this is true, and that folks who work at the university, hospital, and other local businesses can commute here without fear of being robbed, raped, followed, harassed, etc. read more

I hate this station. It's extremely loud, and in the winter it's windy and cold. The only nice thing it offers is a great view of the LA skyline, that is.. when it's not coated in smog. This station only worsens my experience whenever I have to go to LAX (never a great one). The less time you can spend at this station, the better. Just a heads up: the blue line platform is worse than the green line platform. read more

I swear this darn line is always delayed... Metro get it together people pay there fare and didn't we vote for additional taxes to get it better... nope not this line it sucks!!! Try being on time that's why people commute this way we don't have to deal with traffic.. read more

Sucky and ghetto. There is always sheriff's here so make sure you tap your stupid card! Lol ... let me see connection between the blue line and green line. (Green line is upstairs) it is also a bus terminal to metro bus lines, Lynnwood, and and the dash. Has a shopping center right next to it very convenient. read more

Willowbrook / Rosa Parks Station - Green line train to Redondo beach - Public Transportation Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Dangeous area - what the heck! I hate this neighborhood but look at ourselves. A bunch of loosers. KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN NOW! read more

Wow.. they need more security at this station. A man was beaten here and later died from his injuries and there is a sheriffs sub station here.. where are all the sheriffs, every time I ride, they are hanging out in the more affluent areas checking fares. read more

This station seems too small for the number of people who have to use it. I wish the signage was better too -- it's not intuitive which direction to turn when you're transferring from the Green Line to the Blue Line. read more

The most ghetto station on the blue/green line route . But it's a transfer point for people to get to where they need to go and to connect with the metro green line . It's on the Border of Watts & Willowbrook/Compton . If your taking the blue line to connect with the green line or if your transferring to the blue line . Make sure you plan your trip accordingly because these lines have different arrival times . For example you get off the green line and transfer to the blue and that train is already leaving , sometimes it may just be arriving if you time it right . And it's the same thing for transferring from the blue line to the green . There's a strong presence of LASD here but still be careful and be aware of your surroundings , you never know what you'll find here read more

This station is infested with rats!! I saw one when I was waiting for the green line and thought maybe it was a freak sighting. Oneweek later when I was going up the stairs to catch the green line there were two rats running up the stairs. I was horrified!! I will never catch the train there again!! read more

Look, if you're terrified by other people's comments on the "Imperial/Wilmington Station", then just take it or leave it. It wasn't really bad when I went, which was during the day/late afternoon. I've only gone through this station on the Blue Line at night once and that was around like 11pm. People are just minding their own business and trying to get from one line to another, whether it is Blue to Green, Green to Blue, or Blue to Red Lines. I'm white, so? The intimidation or the "fear" or whatever that goes on is all in some people's minds. They either want to think the area is bad or go by what other people say. It's Willowbrook. It may not be Burbank, Pasadena or Santa Monica. It has crimes like anywhere else in this county, but just at a higher rate. Like I said, all these people want to do is get from point "A" to point "B". If you're coming from Downtown LA and still not convinced, then do this. Whether you got to 7th/Metro Center via subway or bus, etc, then board the Harbor Freeway buses (Lines 442, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450X) and get off at the Harbor Freeway Green Line Station (for those of you who wish to get on the Green Line w/o taking Blue Line to it). The only thing though is that it's deserted and just as cavernous as the Imperial/Wilmington Station. If you want to go to Norwalk directly w/o taking Blue/Green Lines, then take Line 460. Line 445 Takes you to San Pedro from Downtown using the 110 Harbor Fwy and has LESS stops than the Blue Line. Once there, take the LADOT 142 to go across the bridge into Downtown Long Beach... But if you're willing to go by this transfer point station, then you'll be okay. There's plenty of police presence and no-nonsense people who, as I said before, are trying to get to where they want to go. Heck, at 11pm it's safer b/c of all the night security guards who board the trains just to get to their work! There was word going around back then that this station was to be called "Imperial/Wilmington/King-Drew Station". For one thing, King-Drew Hospital is nearby. But they finally decided to name it after Rosa Parks. I wonder why... read more

Connection between the Green Line and Blue line. Not the most cleanest but it does the job. The great thing about this stop is the security that is watching out for you. Be careful and watch yourself though, you never know what you'll get here. read more

Most carts are air conditioned. Took this steady train to 7th street Metro station which was about a 20 minute ride.

All I can say about Metro is the same. Hoping their improvement about securities and cleanness.

OMG!!!! I will never leave my car at this station again. I left my Mercedes there on a Friday after work and went to Lancaster to visit my mother. I arrived back to the station on a Monday morning because I had to go to work. As we approached the station I stood up and glanced through the lot and I didn't see my car. At first, I just figured that I needed to put my glasses on and then I could see better but that was't the problem. When I got off the train and walked through the lot I realized that my car was gone. I went to the sheriff sub station which is right across the track and I found out that my car had been towed because it had been broken into. My boyfriend had to leave work to pick me up and take me to the tow yard that was near the Compton Courthouse and when we got there the person in charge wasn't there so my car could not be released so we waited for about 2 hours for him to arrive and then he tells me that I need a release from the sheriff. I went back to the sheriff sub station @ the Rosa Parks station and got a release and proceeded back to the tow yard to get my car. I had to pay for the towing and the storage for my car and I also had to pay to replace my broken window. The sheriff said that they weren't responsible for any of the fees including towing. I hate Mondays and this ordeal didn't help me change my mind about them. After doing all that running around I decided that I wasn't going to work because I was to pissed. I haven't and will never park my car at this station again. 120th & Crenshaw is safer and I tell everyone this. What good is it for the sheriff station to be near if they are not doing a good job patrolling the park lot. read more