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Wilshire/Western  | |||||||||||||
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 Wilshire/Western station platform, July 2025 | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′42″N118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°W /34.0617; -118.3091 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles Metro | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1]racks andlockers[2] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 13, 1996 (1996-07-13) | ||||||||||||
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| FY 2025 | 2,401 (avg. wkdy boardings)[3] | ||||||||||||
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Wilshire/Western station is an undergroundrapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on theD Line of theLos Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underWilshire Boulevard atWestern Avenue, after which the station is named, in theMid-Wilshire andKoreatown districts ofLos 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 theB Line travels to the Valley viaVermont Avenue.[4] Metro is now currently constructing theD Line Extension to extend the D Line west from this station toWestwood/VA Hospital station inWestwood, nearUCLA.[5]
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 isRichard Wyatt, aLynwood native.
The courtyard features a plaque commemorating former California Assembly memberAlfred H. Song and is officially named "Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song station," although the full name is not used on any station signs.[6][7]
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.[8]
As of September 10, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[9]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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