Redondo Beach Station – Metro Green Line

Encuentro súper raro ver que las reviews son o muy buenas o muy malas para esta estación, porque a pesar de ser básica es limpia y es la cabecera de la línea, lo que significa que uno se puede sentar con toda la tranquilidad del mundo. No es culpa de la estación que no haya mucho a su alrededor, aunque a algunas cuadras de distancia hay como un complejo donde hay un Best Buy y Toys R Us entre otros negocios.
Dos cosas malas: si estás corto de tiempo y justo entraste en la zona donde no hay ascensor o escalera mecánica, hay que dar la vuelta para entrar. Lo mismo a sacar boleto. O centralizarlo todo para que haya acceso de entrada, o poner en todas las entradas/​salidas una forma de ingresar y pagar el boleto (o cargar la tarjeta, que es lo más práctico).
La vista desde la plataforma es bastante linda, quizás es una nimiedad pero me subía el ánimo cuando tenía que tomarme el tren para hacer mil combinaciones a donde sea que estuviera yendo. Es súper limpia y tranquila, quizás tuve suerte en no ver gente borracha o agresiva en la estación o sus alrededores, pero me pareció súper cómodo.
Se dice mucho (negativo) del transporte público en LA y alrededores, pero hay que darle una chance. No digo que no hay gente que da miedo en el metro (que sí, y se siente horrible cuando te gritan cosas), pero no es algo que debiera rechazar todos los métodos de transporte. Los precios son accesibles, están súper bien conectadas las líneas (de metro entre sí, o con buses y trenes) y esta estación en particular está buena. Démosle una chance al transporte público.

Easy to get in and easy to get out. Clean for the most part. Gets really windy up in the platform so bring a jacket.

This is a GREAT station, I almost hate to brag and boast about how much I like it in fear that it may become overcrowded and less accessible, but I don’t take the MTA that much anyway and it’s always good to have more people, safety in numbers.
Parking is easy and it’s free.
I like the long escalator and stairs, good for exercise.
I think this is officially «The End of the Line» so there’s no way you can accidentally take the wrong train in the wrong direction, they all go to «Norwalk» I think.
I think the whole «TAP CARD» system is a bit flawed and user-​un-​friendly. It’s not intuitive for the novice public transit rider.
This is a clean station that feels safe, at least during the daylight /​daytime hours I’ve gone here.

I used to catch the bus here I’m so glad that there is a option to post a review station is good overall. But be careful with the crazies meaning transients the live the railroad tracks next door 2 star

I thought this station was great, I left from here at about 830am on this past thursday morning, peak hours, it wasnt crowded at all, the station was clean, train was on time, there was plenty of parking and MOST importantly my damn car didn’t get broken into this time! this location happens to be close to my job, but honestly i was trying to go as far out as possible for the green line so my innocent car wouldnt get violated again …see my review of other green line station for back story

Das Metrosystem in LA lässt für eine so große & moderne Stadt einfach zu wünschen übrig.
Es ist zwar relativ billig (Tagesticket 5 $ ca 3,85 €) aber man benötigt erstmal eine TAP-​card (was nirgendwo steht) die dann an den vorhandene Automaten aufgeladen werden muss.
Außerdem sind die Bahnen wahnsinnig langsam und man braucht ewig von A nach B (z.B. fast 2 STUNDEN (inkl umsteigen) von hier (Beachnähe) bis Hollywood)…wahnsinn!
Man kommt auch nicht wirklich wohin per Bahn. Einzigst in Hollywood kann man so relativ gut die (Touristen-)Highlights erreichen.
In LA ist ein Auto einfach ein MUSS!

I ride my bike, to and from the train 1 – 2 a week. I feel like a kid riding the Disneyland monorail every time I do this.

Princess wanted to ride the Metro, so we looked for the nearest Park and Ride location. This turned out to be the Marine/​Aviation station in Redondo Beach. Princess said she never rode on a subway train before, but she forgets her many visits to Boston and Hong Kong.
This was my first time riding the Metro, and it took some time to decipher the fare options. $ 1.50 for one way, XX for transfers, $ 6 for all day, XX for Silver Line, etc — It was overwhelming. Took the guesswork out of it and purchased the $ 6 all day. Riding the Metro is on the «honor» system. I think this system is failing. Metro should follow the BART system. Credit system and tickets are good on any line in the system.
Compare for yourself the BART vs the Metro ticketing:
The ratings:
Parking was good at this location, because not many people are riding the Metro — at least not on a weekend. Rating = 3.5
Fares and ticketing needs to be improved IMHO. Please follow BARTs system, where all of BART uses the same tickets. BART system is a credit system and allows you to carry over tickets to the next day, week, etc. Metro Rating = 1 (horrible), BART rating = 5
Trains and stations — pretty clean on the trains. For some stretches, we had the whole train section to ourselves. This is a testament to the under usage and success of the transit system here. Rating = 3
Overall Rating = 2

To its credit, this station is somewhat near Costco, the VW dealership, and some office buildings. And I feel more comfortable parking it here overnight than at the El Segundo station (just a gut feeling). Beyond that, it’s pretty useless aside from being the terminus, so at least you can sit on the train while waiting for it to depart.
Structurally, it’s another elevated station with a central platform.

This station is about a mile from anything interesting, such as the South Bay Galleria or the Beach. And the bus connections are rather bad. Beach Cities Transit Line 102 shuts down during the mid-​day on Sunday. It and the Lawndale Beat serve the Galleria and its important transit center.
Connections: Metro Local lines ¹¹⁹⁄₁₂₆ and 215; Beach Cities Transit Line 102; and Lawndale Beat Residential and Express lines.