North Hollywood station is a combined rapid transit (known locally as a subway) and bus rapid transit (BRT) station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metro Busway systems.

[5] North Hollywood station was constructed as part of MOS-3 (Minimum Operating Segment 3), the third and final portion of the Red Line project.

However, by the time the Red Line reached North Hollywood, political developments stymied these plans: community objections to surface transit along the route resulted in a 1991 law mandating that any rail line along the route be built underground,[7][8] but a 1998 ballot measure driven by perceptions of mismanagement banned the use of county sales tax to fund subway tunneling.

[9][10][11] Prevented from using the right of way for rail, Metro proceeded to build a busway along the corridor, despite further lawsuits from area residents.

The railroad tracks and stations, including this one, were built to connect the region's agricultural industry to the ports.

The building is a one-story wooden structure that originally contained an office and a waiting area.

[17] That project did not start due to the recession, but in 2016 a public-private partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was proposed on the 16 acres (6.5 ha) surrounding the station.

[26] As of January 19, 2025[update], the following connections are available:[27][28] The station is planned as the terminal for two additional Metro Busway lines: the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor which will run to Pasadena with connections to the A Line, and the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor which will provide additional east–west services to the Valley.