Westwood/UCLA station

Westwood/UCLA
Westwood/UCLA
	Westwood/UCLA station under construction in August 2023
General information
Location	Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′31″N 118°26′40″W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2027; 3 years' time
Future services
Location
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Westwood/UCLA station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles 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]

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The station is currently under construction, part of Phase 3 of the D Line Extension project, with contractors hired in 2019.^[3] The station is slated to open along with Westwood/VA Hospital station in 2027.^[4] Five of the six alternatives of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor are planned to connect to the D Line at this station.

Nearby destinations include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the neighborhood of Westwood.^[2]

[1]
"Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
[2]
"Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
[3]
"Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
[4]
"D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 3". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

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[1] [1]
"Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[:0-2] [2]
"Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[3] [3]
"Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[4] [4]
"D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 3". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

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