Wilshire/Western station is an underground rapid transit station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Wilshire Boulevard at Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in the Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown districts of Los Angeles.
Prior plans called for the D Line to extend to Fairfax Avenue, then turn north into the San Fernando Valley but due to political disagreements, the line terminated here for 30 years, and the B Line travels to the Valley via Vermont Avenue. Metro is now currently constructing the D Line Extension to extend the D Line west from this station to Westwood/VA Hospital station in Westwood, near UCLA. Section 1 of the extension opened on May 8, 2026, extending the D Line to Wilshire/La Cienega station in Beverly Hills.
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 Lynwood native.
The courtyard features a plaque commemorating former California Assembly member Alfred H. Song and is officially named "Wilshire/Western/Alfred Hoyun Song station," although the full name is not used on any station signs.
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Connections , the following connections are available: Los Angeles Metro Bus: , , , , , Rapid Big Blue Bus(Santa Monica): 7 LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire
Notable places nearby The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre Los Altos Apartments Getty House, official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church St. Brendan Catholic Church Wilshire Boulevard Temple Liberty Park Consulate General of Bolivia
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