It is located in the El Sereno neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles and Eastside region, in southern California.

[8] J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, as route 910.

[9] Silver Streak buses run 24 hours a day between the Montclair Transit Center, El Monte Station, and Downtown Los Angeles.

Metro's Express 487 route operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

The street-level facilities are on the south end of the Cal State LA campus and include ticket vending machines and bus plaza.