Wilshire/Western_station Knowpia

Wilshire/Western
Wilshire/Western
	A train arrives at Wilshire and Western station
General information
Other names	Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song
Location	3775 Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′42″N 118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus; Big Blue Bus; LADOT DASH;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station, racks and lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 13, 1996; 27 years ago
Services
Future service
Location

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.

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

Service edit

Station layout edit

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 edit

D Line trains run every day between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 12 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes.^[7]

Connections edit

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[8]

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 edit

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre

References edit

^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ Elkind, Ethan N. (2014). Railtown: the Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City. Berkeley. ISBN 978-0-520-95720-6. OCLC 868963746.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "Koreatown to install memorial for late Asian American politician". The Korea Times. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
^ "JoinCalifornia – Alfred H. Song". JoinCalifornia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021.
^ "Metro D Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.