Wilshire/Western (LACMTA station)

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Artwork at Wilshire/Western
Wilshire/Normandie
Station statistics
Address	3191 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90005
Lines	Purple Line
Platforms	Island platform
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	16 Bike Rack Spaces 4 Locker Spaces
Other information
Opened	July 13, 1996
Accessible

Wilshire/Western is the Westernmost stop on the Metro Purple Line, located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. It has an island platform. From here the line was supposed to be extended further into The Westside; out to the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica. While current laws prevent the allocation of sales tax revenues to further subway construction, Metro has funded a feasibility study and is looking for alternative sources of funding, including state bond money, for a possible extension to Fairfax, though an extension to Santa Monica has not been completely ruled out.^[1]

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 Compton native.

Currently, transit-oriented development is under construction at the Wilshire/Western station and will be completed by 2009.

Contents 1 Connections 1.1 Metro Services 1.2 Other Local and Commuter Services 2 External link 3 References

[edit] Connections

[edit] Metro Services

Metro Local: 18, 20, 21, 66, 207, 209

Metro Rapid: 720, 757

[edit] Other Local and Commuter Services

Foothill Transit: 481 (Weekday Rush Hours only)

LADOT Dash: Wilshire Center/Koreatown, Hollywood/Wilshire

[edit] External link

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.062668° -118.290868°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

Previous station		Metro Rail System		Next station
Terminus		Purple Line		Wilshire/Normandie Westbound toward Union Station

[edit] References

1. ^ Guccione, Jean. "MTA Spends Big for Studies", The Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2006, pp. B3.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (website)
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Connecting rail	Amtrak – Amtrak California – Metrolink
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