Westwood/UCLA station

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Westwood/UCLA
LACMTA Circle D Line.svg
Westwood UCLA station under construction, August 2023.jpg
Westwood/UCLA station under construction in August 2023
General information
Location Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°03′31″N118°26′40″W / 34.05861°N 118.44444°W / 34.05861; -118.44444
Owned by Los Angeles Metro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2028;3 years' time (2028)
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Westwood/VA Hospital
Terminus
 D Line
Extension Section 3
 Century City
toward Union Station
Location
Westwood/UCLA station

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]

Contents

The station is currently under construction, part of Section 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 2028. [4] Four of the five alternatives of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor are planned to connect to the D Line at this station. [5]

Attractions

Nearby destinations include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood Village, the Hammer Museum, Tehrangeles and Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary. These destinations are all located in the neighborhood of Westwood. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Mandelkern, India (July 23, 2025). "D Line Subway Extension Section 1 update: Ninety-eight percent finished and counting". The Source. Los Angeles Metro . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Alternatives". The Hub. Los Angeles Metro . Retrieved September 16, 2025.


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