Wilshire/Western station

Wilshire/Western
Location	3775 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90005
Coordinates	34°03′42″N 118°18′33″W / 34.0617°N 118.3091°W
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	16 bike rack spaces 4 locker spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 13, 1996
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Terminus Purple Line Wilshire/Normandie toward Union Station Wilshire/La Brea toward Wilshire/La Cienega Purple Line Westside Extension Phase 1 (future)

Wilshire/Western is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown District. This station is served by the Purple Line.^[1]

Wilshire/Western was the western terminus (the last stop) of the Purple Line when it opened,^[1] and is one of only two subway stations in the system not served by the Red Line.

The subway plaza, with bus stop sign for the westbound Metro Rapid 720

The entrance to Wilshire/Western Station

Prior plans called for this subway to extend to Fairfax Ave. and then north into the Valley but due to political disagreements, the line currently terminates here and the Red Line travels to the Valley via Vermont Avenue. Metro is now currently constructing the Purple Line Extension to extend the Purple Line west from this station to an eventual terminus station in Westwood, near UCLA.^[2]

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 Compton native.

Attractions

A condominium tower named Solair opened above the station in 2009.

• Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Exits/Entrances
B2	Eastbound	→  Purple Line  toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) → ←  Purple Line  (under construction) toward Wilshire/La Cienega (Wilshire/La Brea)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Eastbound	→  Purple Line  toward Union Station (Wilshire/Normandie) →

Metro Rail service

The bumper block at the end of the tracks

The crossover at the inbound end of the platform

Purple Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.^[3]

Bus connections

Metro services

• Metro Local: 18, 20, 66, 207, 209
• Metro Rapid: 710, 720, 757

Other local and commuter services

• Big Blue Bus: Rapid 7
• Foothill Transit: 481 (weekday rush hours only)
• LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire

References

1. "Purple Line station information".
2. Metro (LACMTA). "Westside Subway Extension (project website)". Retrieved 2010-08-30.
3. "Red/Purple Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.

External links

• Station connections overview