Westwood/VA Hospital station

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Westwood/VA Hospital
D Line 
LocationWilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′16″N 118°27′13″W / 34.05444°N 118.45361°W / 34.05444; -118.45361Coordinates: 34°03′16″N 118°27′13″W / 34.05444°N 118.45361°W / 34.05444; -118.45361
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusunder construction
History
Opening2027; 5 years' time (2027)
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Terminus D Line
Purple Line Extension Phase 3
 Westwood/UCLA
toward Union Station
Location

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 under 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 aka Little Osaka and Brentwood.[2] The original Soldier's Home Streetcar Depot of the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines is located on the VA Medical Center campus.

References[]

  1. ^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. ^ "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.

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