Westwood/UCLA station

Westwood/UCLA Station is a planned heavy-rail subway station on the D Line of the Los Angeles County 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]

Westwood/UCLA   
Coordinates34°03′31″N 118°26′40″W
Owned byMetro
Line(s) D Line
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingTBD
Bicycle facilitiesTBD
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPre-construction
History
Opened2027 (planned)
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Westwood/VA Hospital
Terminus
 D Line
Purple Line Extension Phase 3
 Century City/Constellation
toward Union Station
Location

The station is currently under construction, part of phase 3 of the Purple Line Extension project, with contractors hired in 2019.[3] The station is slated to open along with Westwood/VA Hospital station in 2027.[4] The Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor is planned to connect to the D Line at this station.

Attractions

Nearby destinations include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the neighborhood of Westwood.[2]

References
  1. "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. "Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Metro hires a contractor to build the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. "Metro secures $1.3 billion to finish the Purple Line subway to West L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-29.


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