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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 BoulevardatWestern 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.
Wilshire/Western
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A train arrives at Wilshire and Western station
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| 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 / 34.0617; -118.3091 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 13, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-07-13) | ||||||||||||
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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.[3] Metro is now currently constructing the D Line Extension to extend the D Line west from this station to Westwood/VA Hospital stationinWestwood, 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]
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
| B2 | Westbound/Eastbound | ←  D Line (under construction) toward Wilshire/La Cienega (Wilshire/La Brea)→ D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Eastbound | → D Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →
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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]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[8]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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