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.
Service
Hours and frequency
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