L.A.'s Long-Awaited Subway Under Wilshire Boulevard Opens, Linking Beverly Hills to Downtown

L.A.'s long-awaited subway under Wilshire Boulevard opens, linking Beverly Hills to downtown

The opening of three new Metro stops marks the first phase of the D Line extension project, a route long considered key for Los Angeles public transit.

Metro Opens First Section of D Line Subway Extension Through Mid-City and Beverly Hills - Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics

The expansion is part of the broader D Line Extension project, formerly known as the Purple Line Extension, which aims to connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. The first section of the long-planned Los Angeles Metro D Line extension officially opened Friday, adding three new subway stations along the Wilshire Corridor and extending rail service farther west from Koreatown into Mid-City and Beverly Hills. The newly opened segment runs fro…