{"id":783198,"date":"2026-05-09T01:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/783198\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T01:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:35:39","slug":"metro-opens-new-d-line-subway-from-koreatown-to-beverly-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/783198\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Opens New D Line Subway from Koreatown to Beverly Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metro\u2019s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1 is open. The public can ride \u201cthe D\u201d<\/a> all weekend for free; the entire Metro rail\/bus\/bike-share system is free now through Sunday.<\/p>\n

The D extends from Wilshire\/Western in Koreatown to La Cienega\/Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The section includes three new stations: Wilshire\/La Brea, Wilshire\/Fairfax, and Wilshire\/La Cienega. A ride from Beverly Hills to Union Station now takes 23 minutes.<\/p>\n

This is the first of three D Line extensions that will take the line to Westwood. Construction is well underway, with those five additional D Line miles expected to open before the 2028 Olympics\/Paralympics.<\/p>\n

\"\"Map of 9-mile 3-section Metro D Line extension. Section 1 opened today.<\/p>\n

Opening ceremonies took place this morning atop the Petersen Automotive Museum, adjacent to the Wilshire\/Fairfax station. Large crowds assembled to ride the D.<\/p>\n

Enjoy pictures of today\u2019s grand opening festivities.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Opening day speeches and ribbon-cutting took place in this large tent atop the Petersen Museum<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>First open-to-the-public westbound D Line train at Wilshire\/Fairfax<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The first few D Line trains were very crowded <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Metro D Line Wilshire\/La Cienega Station in Beverly Hills<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Above ground at Wilshire\/La Cienega Station soon after the D Line opened<\/p>\n

\"\"Metro D Line Wilshire\/Fairfax Station<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wilshire\/Fairfax Station has images of the collection at the L.A. County Museum of Art, which is across the street from the stop. Read more about D Line artists at the L.A. Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wilshire\/La Brea Station<\/p>\n

For more D-tails, see @lintonjoe Bluesky thread<\/a> and SBLA preview coverage earlier this week<\/a>. Mark your calendar for May 19, when\u00a0Streetsblog will host the D Line Dash<\/a>, a commuter race featuring a transit rider, a cyclist, and a driver \u2013 racing from Beverly Hills to Downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Metro\u2019s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1 is open. The public can ride \u201cthe D\u201d all…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":783199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337,31668],"class_list":{"0":"post-783198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-promoted"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116542055223586031","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}