Westwood/VA Hospital station
Westwood/VA Hospital  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°03′16″N 118°27′13″W / 34.05444°N 118.45361°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/VA Hospital 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 underground between Bonsall Avenue and the I-405 freeway, south of Wilshire Blvd. The main station entrance will be located south of Wilshire Blvd, next to Bonsall Avenue, directly serving the VA Medical Center. Another entrance will be located north of Wilshire Blvd.[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/UCLA station in 2027.[4]
Attractions
Nearby destinations include the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and the neighbourhoods of Sawtelle and Brentwood.[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.
