Wilshire/La Brea station

Wilshire/La Brea
The interior of the station, under construction in November 2023.
General information
Location	5300 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°3′45″N118°20′40″W / 34.06250°N 118.34444°W / 34.06250; -118.34444
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2025;0 years ago (2025)
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Wilshire/Fairfax toward Wilshire/La Cienega D Line D Line Extension Phase 1 Wilshire/Western toward Union Station
Location

Wilshire/La Brea 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 at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. It is slated to open in 2025. ^[1] The D Line will serve it and will be the first station on that line west of Wilshire/Western station. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Station layout

The station is currently under construction with a completion date of 2025. The station box dig out was completed.^{[ when? ]} Tunnel boring machines were launched here dug the tunnel east to Wilshire/Western station, then returned and launched west to Wilshire/Fairfax station. ^[5]

This is one of two possible transfer stations with the K Line Northern Extension to Hollywood which are under study, the other being Wilshire/Fairfax station. ^[6]

Attractions

• El Rey Theatre
• Marciano Art Foundation
• Consulates of Spain, Argentina, Belize and Iraq.
• Spanish Broadcasting System
• SAG-AFTRA

References

1. "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 1". Metro . Retrieved July 9, 2024.
2. Boxley, Brittany. "Plans Announced to Extend the Purple Line" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Annenberg TV News. November 13, 2012.
3. Brightwell, Eric. "Exploring the Planned Course of the Metro Purple Line Extension" Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . KCET. August 28, 2012.
4. Braymer, Noel T. "LA Busy Building over 35 Miles of New Rail Transit over the Next 10 Years." Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine RailPAC. December 8, 2012.
5. "LA Metro Finishes 5 Years of Tunneling for D Line Subway Extension Project". Railway Track and Structures. April 4, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
6. "Three routes recommended for further study on Crenshaw Northern Extension project". The Source. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2023.