Wilshire / Western (Los Angeles Metro Station)
Los Angeles Metro rapid transit station| HRT, underground |
| 1 center platform |
| 2 tracks |
4 locker spaces
| Preceding station | Metro Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Purple Line | Wilshire / Normandie toward Union Station |
Wilshire/Western Station 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.
Wilshire/Western is the western terminus of the Purple Line., and is one of only two subway stations in the system not served by the Red Line.
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 planning a project called the Westside Subway Extension which would extend the Metro Purple Line west from this station, possibly as far as Westwood/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 Compton native.
A condominium tower named Solair opened above the station in 2009. The art-deco landmark Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre are located across the street.
Read more about Wilshire / Western (Los Angeles Metro Station): Metro Rail Service, Bus Connections
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