Wilshire/Western station

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Wilshire/Western
A train arrives at Wilshire and Western station
General information
Other namesWilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song
Location3775 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 byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station, racks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)
Passengers
FY 20242,460 (avg. wkdy boardings)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus D Line Wilshire/​Normandie
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Wilshire/​La Brea D Line
Extension Phase 1
Wilshire/​Normandie
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. 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.