Warner Center Transit Center

The Orange Line is one the Valley’s best way to cut across the valley. Ever since its opening in 2005, it has saved a lot of time and stress. The Orange Line would connect the West Valley to all of Los Angeles County. Orange Line’s First and Last Stop is Warner Center Transit Center in Woodland Hills.
Warner Center Transit Center/​Hub is located on Owensmouth and just near the Westfield Promenade. Orange Line times will vary on the day/​time There is only one Ticket Vending Machine. I thought there was two before, but they have removed it or I am just imagining it. Warner Center is a hub for all other Metro Lines to meet in Woodland Hills.
There will be an expansion to the Orange Line coming very soon. I am not sure if Warner Center is still the last stop since the Orange Line Extension will move north. Once a while, I get on the Orange Line to grab a movie at AMC Promenade 16. Just let someone else handle the driving and stress. For $ 1.50 one way or $ 5 Day Pass, its still much cheaper to get anywhere in Los Angeles than buying $ 4 per gallon gas.
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It’s a bus stop. They keep it clean.

Note: The address given for this location is for the Warner Center Transit Center, not the entire Orange Line itself.
I have entered individual stations for Unilocalers’ convenience, though some stations won’t appear on the map.
The Orange Line makes a brief run through mixed traffic to go between the Warner Center Transit Center (or hub) and the buses’ exclusive roadway.
Owensmouth Avenue between Erwin and Oxnard streets is open to street traffic, unlike the Long Beach Transit Mall, which is limited to buses and trains only.
The street furniture is quirky and it’s a pleasant place to wait for a bus connection. Warner Center, being a «downtown» of the Valley, has bus connections throughout the Valley as well as commuter buses to Ventura County, Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley.
Connections: Metro Orange Line, Rapid Line 750, and Local lines 150, 161, 164, 245 and 645; LADOT DASH Warner Center North and South lines, and Commuter Express lines 422 and 575; Santa Clarita Transit lines 791 and 796; Antelope Valley Transit Authority Line 787; and VISTA Conejo Connection.

i took this with a friend to go to hollywood because i dont like driving outside of the valley (yeah im like that). i picked her up at her house and since she lives in canoga park, we drove to the pierce college station where they have a huge parking lot. on a saturday, we took the orange line to the last stop which is the north hollywood station. i would say it took about the same time that it would have taken if i drove there since they kinda have their own little lane thingie. from the north hollywood station, there are conections to the redline which we ended up taking. the orange line is very modern inside, comfortable, and clean. i wish more people would make use of this. i know it sounds stupid, but i feel more connected to the everyday working class people of los angeles by taking the bus. not everyone has the luxury of having a car which whether it be a pinto or a bmw (asshole car), but taking the bus as much as possible is a great way to connect to the people and help the environment.

The new $ 349 million dollar busway that links Woodland Hills with the North Hollywood Metro Rail station needs work. Sure, this weekend was the first public running of the «superliner» buses and it was a free ride weekend. The crowds turned out to give the «bus that rides like a train» a spin. After several weeks of dry runs you would expect fewer kinks. We boarded the 60 foot long bus at the Warner Center Transit Depot and then waited for 10 minutes for the tech crew to figure out why the doors would not close. After we got underway I set my timer.
The political propaganda promised tax payers a 14 mile trans-​Valley trip of less than 30 min. The Metro guides say 42 min. The actual time 68 min. (less a 5 min wrangling when a wheelchair got tied up in the safety belt system) the return trip took 58 min. The majority of the trip is on a «bus only» roadway free of car traffic. The Metroliner does have to stop at several of the 36 signal controlled intersections and the wait seems longer than normal. Considering this is an all new road surface, the ride was awfully choppy.
From the center flex point of the bus there is no view of outside and apparently the air-​conditioning doesn’t work either. Many people were complaining of the warmth inside. I moved closer to the front and felt a nice cold blast of air. The sideways seats SUCK! You sit above the wheels and have a limited view of where you are going or the multi million dollar landscaping installed along the busway. On top of that you have to step up and let your feet dangle over the edge. It is a chore trying not to kick people standing in the isles.
There is no announcement of stops like on SF Muni system. So if you are the unfortunate passenger that has no outward view there is a chance you won’t see your stop.
On a good note, lots of people turned out to ride today. Maybe some will become regular riders and hopefully we will indeed see some traffic relief on US 101 because of this new route. I just wish LA leaders would look at SF and try a little harder to find a better mass transit solution than buses that act like… well buses.