Westwood/UCLA 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.[1] The station will be located under Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, with the main station entrance to the west of Gayley Avenue. Other entrances will be located on the north and south sides of Wilshire Boulevard and the west side of Westwood Boulevard.[2]
![]() Westwood/UCLA station under construction in August 2023 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°03′31″N 118°26′40″W / 34.05861°N 118.44444°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2027 | ||||||||||
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The station is currently under construction, part of Phase 3 of the D Line Extension project, with contractors hired in 2019.[3] The station is slated to open along with Westwood/VA Hospital station in 2027.[4] Five of the six alternatives of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor are planned to connect to the D Line at this station.
Service
editStation layout
editG | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
B2 | Westbound | ← D Line toward Westwood/VA Hospital (Terminus) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | D Line toward Union Station (Century City/Constellation) → |
Attractions
editNearby destinations include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the neighborhood of Westwood.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 3". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.