Westwood/UCLA station
Westwood/UCLA  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°03′31″N 118°26′40″W / 34.05861°N 118.44444°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | TBD | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | TBD | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Pre-construction | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2027 (planned) | ||||||||||
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Westwood/UCLA Station is a planned heavy-rail subway station on the D Line (Purple) of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system.[1] The station will be located under Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, with the main station entrance to the west of Gayley Avenue. Other entrances will be located on the north and south sides of Wilshire Boulevard and the west side of Westwood Boulevard.[2]
The station is currently in the pre-construction phase 3 of the Purple Line Extension project, with contractors hired in 2019.[3] The station is slated to open along with Westwood/VA Hospital station in 2027.[4]
Attractions
Nearby destinations include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the neighborhood of Westwood.[2]
References
- ^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b "Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Metro secures $1.3 billion to finish the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
