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.
Localisation
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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. 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. 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 Assembly member Alfred H. Song and is officially named "Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song station," although the full name is not used on any station signs.
Hours and frequency
D Line trains run every day between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes.
Connections
As of September 10, 2023, the following connections are available:
Los Angeles Metro Bus: 18, 20, 66, 207, 210, Rapid 720 Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 7, Rapid 7 LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre Los Altos Apartments Getty House, official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church St. Brendan Catholic Church Wilshire Boulevard Temple Liberty Park Consulate General of Bolivia
References
Media related to Wilshire/Western station at Wikimedia Commons