Wilshire/Western station

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.

Wilshire/Western
 
Wilshire/Western station platform
General information
Other namesWilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song
Location3775 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.0617°N 118.3091°W / 34.0617; -118.3091
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus D Line Wilshire/Normandie
toward Union Station
Future service
Wilshire/La Brea
toward Wilshire/La Cienega
 D Line
Purple Line Extension Phase 1
 Wilshire/Normandie
toward Union Station
Location

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. Metro is now currently constructing the Purple Line Extension to extend the D Line west from this station to Westwood/VA Hospital station in Westwood, near UCLA.[3]

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.[4][5]

Service

Station layout
G Street level Entrance/Exit
B1 Mezzanine Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2 Eastbound/ Westbound →  D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →
←  D Line (under construction) toward Wilshire/La Cienega (Wilshire/La Brea)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Eastbound →  D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →

Hours and frequency

D Line trains run between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight, every day. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[6]

Connections

Future service

The first phase of the Metro D (Purple) Line extension will extend the line west past this point, with the first new station to be Wilshire/La Brea.

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. "Koreatown to install memorial for late Asian American politician". The Korea Times. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17.
  5. "JoinCalifornia - Alfred H. Song". JoinCalifornia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13.
  6. "Metro D Line schedule". September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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