Wilshire/Western station
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Other names | Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°03′42″N 118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°WCoordinates: 34°03′42″N 118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 13, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilshire/Western 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.
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[]
- Metro Bus: 18, 20, 66, 207, Rapid 720
- Big Blue Bus: 7, Express 7, Rapid 7
- LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire
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[]
- ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share (in American English). Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (in American English). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net (in American English). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Koreatown to install memorial for late Asian American politician". The Korea Times. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia - Alfred H. Song". JoinCalifornia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Metro D Line schedule". September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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