Metro has a plan to make it easier to get around by expanding our rail system to the Westside with the D Line Subway Extension Project. This critical, highly anticipated new addition to Metro’s network will add seven new stations and a reliable, high-speed connection between downtown and the Westside.

Currently slated to open in late 2027, the line will also enable riders to move between the Maryland branches of the Red, Green, and Orange lines of the Washington Metro without riding into central Washington, and between all three lines of the MARC commuter rail system.

The D Line (formerly the Red Line from 1993–2006 and the Purple Line from 2006–2020) is a fully underground 5.1-mile (8.2 km) [1] rapid transit line operating in Los Angeles, running between Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles.

The D Line Subway Extension Project (formerly known as the Westside Subway Extension, the Subway to the Sea, and the Purple Line Extension) is a construction project in Los Angeles County, California, extending the rapid transit D Line (formerly the Purple Line) of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system from its current terminus at Wilshire/Western ...

Metro’s plan includes better transit to connect more people to more places with Section 1 of the Purple (D Line) extension. This project extends the Purple (D Line) from Koreatown through Miracle Mile, adding three new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and …

The Metro Purple Line is a subway line that currently consists of eight stations, beginning at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and terminating at the Wilshire/Western Station in Koreatown.

With two new stations – Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital -Section 3 of the Westside Metro Purple (D) Line Extension Subway Transit Project will provide the public access to busy work centers and social and entertainment venues from downtown LA to the Westside.

Apr 2, 2024 · The extension of the D Line, also known as the Purple Line, is taking place in three phases in sections that are roughly 3 miles long each. Section 1, which will include the Wilshire/La Brea...

Metro has procured a contract to provide 20 Heavy Rail Vehicles (HRV) necessary to operate the extension of the Purple (D Line). An additional contract will be procured for the Universal Fare System (UFS). The scope of the HRV contract includes design, manufacturing, testing and delivery of the vehicles.

Apr 15, 2024 · The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority has completed tunneling for the D Line Subway Extension Project, also known as the Purple Line, the agency announced on April 2. The...