Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station

Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station upper platform for the C Line
General information
Location	11611 Willowbrook Avenue (A Line) 11651 Wilmington Avenue (C Line) Willowbrook, California
Coordinates	33°55′42″N 118°14′17″W / 33.9282°N 118.2380°W / 33.9282; -118.2380
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform (A Line) 1 island platform (C Line)
Tracks	2 surface (A Line) 2 freeway median, elevated (C Line)
Connections	See connections section
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (A Line) Freeway median, elevated (C Line)
Parking	234 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Hub, racks and lockers[2]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990 (1990-07-14) (A Line) August 12, 1995 (1995-08-12) (C Line)
Rebuilt	August 9, 2021[3]
Previous names	Imperial (1990–1995) Imperial/Wilmington Ave (1995–2011)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station 103rd Street/Watts Towers toward Azusa A Line Compton toward Long Beach Avalon toward Redondo Beach C Line Long Beach Boulevard toward Norwalk
Former services (as Abila) Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Springdale towards Morgan Avenue Long Beach Watts towards Pacific Electric Building Springdale towards Balboa Balboa Springdale towards San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez
Location

Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station (formerly Imperial/Wilmington/Rosa Parks station) is a major transport hub and Los Angeles Metro Rail station that serves the A Line and C Line. The station, located at the intersection of Imperial Highway and Wilmington Avenue in the Willowbrook community of Los Angeles County, is a major transfer point for commuters.^[4][5]

As a major transfer station, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station also acts as a major bus hub, serving many bus routes operated by Metro and other regional/municipal transit agencies. The station also has park and ride facilities, including 975 parking spaces and 4 bike lockers. To the east of the station is the Metro Rail Operations Center, which is the dispatch hub for all Metro Rail train operators.

The station is located in unincorporated Willowbrook, near the Los Angeles community of Watts in the South Los Angeles region. It is directly across the street from the Imperial Courts Housing Project, which is located within the City of Los Angeles. The C Line platform for this station is located in the middle of the I-105 Freeway.

The station's official name memorializes Rosa Parks, an African-American civil rights activist. From the Blue (A) Line's opening on July 14, 1990 until the Green (C) Line opened on August 12, 1995 the Blue Line station platform was known as Imperial station while the Green Line station platform was planned to be called Wilmington station and then the station was called Imperial/Wilmington station from the Green Line's opening in 1995 until it was changed to its current name in 2011.