Wilshire/La Brea station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. It is slated to open in 2025.[1] The D Line will serve it and will be the first station on that line west of Wilshire/Western station.[2][3][4]
Wilshire/La Brea  | |||||||||||
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 The interior of the station, under construction in November 2023. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5300 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°3′45″N 118°20′40″W / 34.06250°N 118.34444°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2025 | ||||||||||
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Station layout
editThe station is currently under construction with a completion date of 2025. The station box dig out was completed.[when?] Tunnel boring machines were launched here dug the tunnel east to Wilshire/Western station, then returned and launched west to Wilshire/Fairfax station.[citation needed]
This is one of two possible transfer stations with the K Line Northern Extension to Hollywood which are under study, the other being Wilshire/Fairfax station.[5]
Attractions
edit- El Rey Theatre
- Marciano Art Foundation
- Consulates of Spain, Argentina, Belize and Iraq.
- Spanish Broadcasting System
- SAG-AFTRA
References
edit- ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 1". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Boxley, Brittany. "Plans Announced to Extend the Purple Line" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Annenberg TV News. November 13, 2012.
- ^ Brightwell, Eric. "Exploring the Planned Course of the Metro Purple Line Extension" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. KCET. August 28, 2012.
- ^ Braymer, Noel T. "LA Busy Building over 35 Miles of New Rail Transit over the Next 10 Years." Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine RailPAC. December 8, 2012.
- ^ "Three routes recommended for further study on Crenshaw Northern Extension project". August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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