Metro Resumes D Line Between Union Station and KTown After 70-Day Hiatus

Metro Resumes D Line Between Union Station and KTown After 70-Day Hiatus

Metro is on track to reopen a section of its D (Purple) Line Saturday with full rail service resuming between Union Station and Koreatown. The transit agency implemented a temporary closure on May 17 to allow construction crews to complete critical connections as part of the D Line Extension Project. Following a 70-day pause, rail service is scheduled to resume starting Saturday at 4 a.m. Riders will once again be able to ride Metro to the Wilsh…

Metro D Line to Resume Service, Paving Way for Future Westwood and West LA Connection

The work is part of Metro’s “Twenty-Eight by ’28” initiative—a slate of infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics Metro’s D Line subway service will resume operation at 4 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, following a 70-day suspension to accommodate construction for the line’s extension toward the Westside, officials announced. The temporary shutdown, which began May 17, allowed crews to complete key in…

D Line Subway Extension Section 1 update: Ninety-eight percent finished and counting

Good news: the D Line is reopening with the start of service this Saturday, July 26. The D Line has been closed since May 17 as we worked at Wilshire/Western Station to tie the current D Line to the future D Line Extension – more about that important work is below. D Line trains will run every 12 minutes 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and every 20 minutes at other times this weekend.  I recently attended a lunch held for workers on Section 1 of the D Line Sub…