Wilshire/Fairfax station

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Wilshire/Fairfax
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Wilshire Fairfax station under construction, August 2023.jpg
Wilshire/Fairfax station under construction in August 2023
General information
Location6026 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°3′45″N118°21′37″W / 34.06250°N 118.36028°W / 34.06250; -118.36028
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2025;2 years' time (2025)
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Wilshire/La Cienega
Terminus
D Line Wilshire/La Brea
Location
Wilshire/Fairfax station

Wilshire/Fairfax 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 in LA's Miracle Mile area along Wilshire Boulevard at its intersection with Fairfax Avenue. It is slated to open in 2025. [1] It will be served by the D Line (formerly Purple) and will be the second station west of Wilshire/Western station. [2] [3] [4]

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Station layout

This is one of two possible transfer stations with the K Line Northern Extension to Hollywood under study, the other being Wilshire/La Brea station. [5]

Attractions

Adjacent to the new station is Hancock Park, a Los Angeles city park. Various museums surround the park, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the George C. Page Museum, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the La Brea Tar Pits pavilions. Among others on Wilshire Boulevard, they make up "Museum Row" on the Miracle Mile. [6] The Petersen Automotive Museum and Craft Contemporary are within walking distance. Television City, Farmers Market and The Grove are a half mile north on Fairfax Avenue from this station.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wilshire Boulevard</span> Major thoroughfare in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wilshire/La Brea station</span> Under construction rapid transit station in Los Angeles County, California, USA

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wilshire/La Cienega station</span> Under construction rapid transit station in Los Angeles County, California, USA

Wilshire/La Cienega station is an under construction, underground rapid transit station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system in Beverly Hills, California, at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard. It is in the design/construction phase of the D Line Extension project. Deep tunneling is proceeding westward beneath Wilshire Boulevard from the Fairfax construction site toward the La Cienega station site. Originally the project was slated for completion in 2023. The station's opening is scheduled for 2025.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westwood/UCLA station</span> Under construction rapid transit station in Los Angeles County, California, USA

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westwood/VA Hospital station</span> Under construction rapid transit station in Los Angeles County, California, USA

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References

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