Wilshire/La Brea
D Line 
The interior of the station, under construction in November 2023.
General information
Location5300 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°3′45″N 118°20′40″W / 34.06250°N 118.34444°W / 34.06250; -118.34444
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2025; 1 year's time (2025)
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Wilshire/Fairfax
toward Wilshire/La Cienega
 D Line
D Line Extension Phase 1
 Wilshire/Western
toward Union Station
Location
Map

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]

Station layout

The 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

References

  1. ^ @numble (November 27, 2023). "October 2023 status report for LA Metro's D Line Extension Section 1. 88.66% as of 10/27/23, +0.6% since 9/29/23. Contractor's forecast completion date is 6/17/25, 25 days later than last forecast" (Tweet). Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Boxley, Brittany. "Plans Announced to Extend the Purple Line" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Annenberg TV News. November 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Brightwell, Eric. "Exploring the Planned Course of the Metro Purple Line Extension" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. KCET. August 28, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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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