US EditionMetro Purple Line subway extension between Koreatown, Beverly Hills opens May 8
The 3.92-mile underground extension adds three stations, cutting travel from Union Station to Beverly Hills to 21 minutes, enhancing transit ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
- On Thursday, Feb. 26, Metro announced Section 1 of the D Line extension will open on May 8, bringing three new underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.
- Years in the making, the D Line subway extension broke ground more than a decade ago and faced delays due to extended testing and final construction requirements.
- The 3.92-mile addition runs underground through Hancock Park, Windsor Square, the Fairfax District and Carthay Circle, with Metro contractors using tunnel-boring machines that excavated 40 to 60 feet per day and stations featuring artwork and escalators accessing the Wilshire/Fairfax station platforms.
- Metro officials say Phase 1 will cut travel time from Union Station to Beverly Hills to about 21 minutes, linking riders to LACMA, La Brea Tar Pits, Petersen Automotive Museum and The Grove.
- The second phase is tentatively set to open in spring 2027, and the third in fall 2027, completing a 9.1-mile extension with seven stations toward Westwood and UCLA at nearly $10 billion, Metro said.
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‘Ride the D’: LA Metro has the internet blushing with new transit campaign
Los Angeles is finally extending its transit system to the tony streets of Beverly Hills, announcing on Thursday that a 4-mile extension of the D Line subway opens on May 8.Transit followers eagerly anticipating the new subway extension have long made jokes on Reddit and X about wanting to "ride the D." Metro, LA County’s transportation agency, is not shying away from the randy pun. The agency is selling "Ride the D" t-shirts and crop tops on it…
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneMetro Purple Line subway extension between Koreatown, Beverly Hills opens May 8
The first phase of the Metro D (Purple) Line subway extension between Koreatown and Beverly Hills will open May 8, Metro announced on Thursday, Feb. 26. The D Line subway from downtown’s Union Station currently ends at the Wilshire/Western Station in Koreatown. The first phase of the extension will add stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. The long-awaited and much delayed extension opening was announced at the …
Train now arriving: Metro reveals the D Line Extension Section 1 opening date
Metro may keep our on-the-go city moving via a bustling network of trains, buses, and a host of get-you-there modes of transportation, but the colossal transit system has also developed a reputation of connecting with the public in an authentic, stay-in-the-know fashion. Look to Metro’s social media feeds, where riders have been asking a single question, over and over again, for a few years: When will the D Line Extension Section 1, which encomp…
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