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Los Angeles Metro Rail station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilshire/Western station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Wilshire Boulevard at Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in the Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown districts of Los Angeles. It is the current western terminus of the D Line.
![]() A train arrives at Wilshire and Western station | |||||||||||||
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Other names | Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song | ||||||||||||
Location | 3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.0617°N 118.3091°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | July 13, 1996 | ||||||||||||
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Prior plans called for the D Line to extend to Fairfax Avenue, then turn north into the San Fernando Valley but due to political disagreements, the line currently terminates here and the B Line travels to the Valley via Vermont Avenue.[3] Metro is now currently constructing the D Line Extension to extend the D Line west from this station to Westwood/VA Hospital station in Westwood, near UCLA.[4]
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.
The courtyard features a plaque commemorating former California Assemblymember Alfred H. Song and is officially named "Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song station," although the full name is not used on any station signs.[5][6]
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
B2 | Westbound/Eastbound | ← ![]() ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Eastbound | ![]() |
D Line trains run every day between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 12 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes.[7]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[8]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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