Westwood/VA Hospital station

Westwood/VA Hospital Station is a planned heavy-rail subway station on the D Line (Purple) of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system.[1] The station will be located underground between Bonsall Avenue and the I-405 freeway, south of Wilshire Blvd. The main station entrance will be located south of Wilshire Blvd, next to Bonsall Avenue, directly serving the VA Medical Center. Another entrance will be located north of Wilshire Blvd.[2]

Westwood/VA Hospital
D Line 
General information
LocationWilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California
Coordinates 34°03′16″N 118°27′13″W
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2027 (2027)
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus D Line
Purple Line Extension Phase 3
 Westwood/UCLA
toward Union Station
Location

The station is currently in the under construction phase 3 of the Purple Line Extension project, with contractors hired in 2019.[3] The station is slated to open along with Westwood/UCLA station in 2027.[4]

Attractions

References
  1. "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. "Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 - Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 February 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-26. 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. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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