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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.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (March 2021)

Wilshire/Western
Wilshire/Western station platform
General information
Other names	Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song
Location	3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0617°N 118.3091°W / 34.0617; -118.3091
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,[1] racks and lockers[2]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 13, 1996; 26 years ago (1996-07-13)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Terminus D Line Wilshire/Normandie toward Union Station
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station 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, and 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

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[7]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 18, 20, 66, 207, Rapid 720
• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 7, Express 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

References

Media related to Wilshire/Western station at Wikimedia Commons

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