Wilshire/Western station
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| Location | 3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90005 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′42″N 118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | none | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 bike rack spaces 4 locker spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 13, 1996 | ||||||||||||
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Wilshire/Western is the current western terminus of the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail. As its name implies, the subway station is located at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown District.[1] It is one of only two subway stations in the system not shared with the B Line.
Prior plans called for this subway to extend to Fairfax Ave. and then north into the Valley but due to political disagreements, the line currently terminates here and the B Line travels to the Valley via Vermont Avenue. Metro is now currently constructing the Purple Line Extension to extend the Purple Line west from this station to Westwood/VA Hospital station in Westwood, near UCLA.[2]
The two artwork installations at Wilshire/Western are called "People Coming", and the other "People Going". They are large murals at each end of the station. The artist responsible is Richard Wyatt, a Lynwood native.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Exits/Entrances |
| B2 | Eastbound | → D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) → ← D Line (under construction) toward Wilshire/La Cienega (Wilshire/La Brea)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Eastbound | → D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →
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Metro Rail service
D Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[3]
Bus connections
Metro services
- Metro Local: 18, 20, 66, 207
- Metro Rapid: 720, 757
Other local and commuter services
- Big Blue Bus: 7, Rapid 7
- LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire
Attractions
A condominium tower named Solair opened above the station in 2009.
Station photos
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The subway plaza, with bus stop sign for the westbound Metro Rapid 720 -
The entrance to Wilshire/Western station -
The bumper block at the end of the tracks -
The crossover at the inbound end of the platform
References
- ^ "Purple Line station information".
- ^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Red/Purple Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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