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Wilshire/Vermont
Wilshire/Vermont
	; Top: Upper floor platform bound for Union Station (top); Bottom: Lower floor platform bound for North Hollywood Station (B Line) or Wilshire/Western Station (D Line)
General information
Location	3191 Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′45″N 118°17′27″W / 34.0625°N 118.2908°W
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local; Metro Rapid; LADOT DASH;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station and racks
History
Opened	July 13, 1996; 28 years ago
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Wilshire/Vermont is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Koreatown. Unlike the other stations on Wilshire or Vermont which were built directly under the street, this station is offset on a diagonal between the two streets,^[2] allowing the lines to diverge without trains on one line having to slow for a tight turn. The station has a unique layout with two side platforms on two levels, necessitated by the flying junction between the lines just west of the station.

Service

Station layout

The station is located where the B Line and D Line converge on their way to Downtown Los Angeles. The station is designed with two platform levels: eastbound D and B Line trains (to Union Station) use the upper level, and westbound D (to Wilshire/Western) and northbound B (to North Hollywood) trains use the lower level.

Wilshire/Vermont station has one of the longest escalators in the world at 152 feet (46 m) in length stretching from the ground level to the lower platform. At the time of its construction, it was the longest escalator in the United States west of the Mississippi River.^[3]^[4]

G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines
B1	Eastbound	B Line and D Line toward Union Station (Westlake/MacArthur Park) →
	Split platform, doors will open on the right
B2	Northbound Westbound	← B Line toward North Hollywood (Vermont/Beverly) ← D Line toward Wilshire/Western (Wilshire/Normandie)
	Split platform, doors will open on the left

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight and D Line every day trains run between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight

Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.

Towards Union Station, trains operate every five minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every six minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 7.5-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 10 minutes.^[5]

Connections

Metro Local: 18, 20, 51, 204
Metro Rapid: 720, 754
LADOT DASH: Wilshire Center/Koreatown

Station artwork

The artwork at the station depicts typographic letters and symbols designed by Bob Zoell. The letters on the pillars of the lower platform spell out "going by-by", what the B line and its patrons do when they zoom in and out of the station. Additional artwork at the station is the creation of Peter Shire.

The upper platform's pillar art.
The lower platform's pillar art.

Transit-oriented development

Above the station is the Wilshire Vermont Station mixed-use transit village development, a $136-million apartment and retail complex designed by the architecture firm Arquitectonica and developed by Urban Partners and MacFarlane Partners on land owned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The development opened in 2007 and includes apartments, retail, and (as of 2009) an adjacent middle school.^[6]^[7] The property is managed by Greystar Real Estate Partners.

References

^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "Wilshire Wilshire/Vermont /Vermont Connections Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
^ "Working list – World's longest 'urban' escalators". Panethos. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
^ Hymon, Steve (August 11, 2014). "Transportation headlines, Monday, August 11". The Source. Metro. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
^ "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "People and Places: Los Angeles 2007.1016", Architecture Week, October 16, 2007 (accessed February 23, 2010).
^ Christopher Hawthorne, " Just keep your distance: The Wilshire Vermont Station is dramatic from far away. A walk in its courtyard exposes its flaws.", Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2007.

[1] "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[2] "Wilshire Wilshire/Vermont /Vermont Connections Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2021-11-18.

[3] "Working list – World's longest 'urban' escalators". Panethos. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

[Hymon-4] Hymon, Steve (August 11, 2014). "Transportation headlines, Monday, August 11". The Source. Metro. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

[5] "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[6] "People and Places: Los Angeles 2007.1016", Architecture Week, October 16, 2007 (accessed February 23, 2010).

[7] Christopher Hawthorne, " Just keep your distance: The Wilshire Vermont Station is dramatic from far away. A walk in its courtyard exposes its flaws.", Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2007.

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    | [[Metro Rapid]]
    | [[LADOT DASH]]
    }}
+| structure = Underground
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+| opened = {{Start date and age|1996|07|13}}
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-'''Wilshire/Vermont''' is a [[heavy rail|heavy-rail]] [[subway station]] in the [[Los Angeles County Metro Rail|Los Angeles Metro]] system.  It is located at [[Wilshire Boulevard]] and [[Vermont Avenue]], in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]' [[Mid-Wilshire]]/[[Koreatown, Los Angeles, California|Koreatown]] District.  This station is served by the [[Red Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] and the [[Purple Line (Los Angeles Metro)|D Line]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/purple_line.htm |title=Purple Line station information |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] }}</ref>
+'''Wilshire/Vermont''' is an underground [[rapid transit]] (known locally as a subway) station on the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] and [[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|D Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. The station is located near the intersection of [[Wilshire Boulevard]] and [[Vermont Avenue]], after which the station is named, in the [[Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Koreatown, Los Angeles, California|Koreatown]]. Unlike the other stations on Wilshire or Vermont which were built directly under the street, this station is offset on a diagonal between the two streets,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilshire Wilshire/Vermont /Vermont Connections Connections |url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_wilshire_vermont.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095240/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_wilshire_vermont.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-25 |access-date=2021-11-18 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]}}</ref> allowing the lines to diverge without trains on one line having to slow for a tight turn. The station has a unique layout with two side platforms on two levels, necessitated by the [[flying junction]] between the lines just west of the station.
+==Service==
-This is one of only two stations in the entire system that has underground side platforms, the other being the [[7th Street/Metro Center]] station.
+===Station layout===
+[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire-Vermont, Escalator.jpg|thumb|left|Wilshire/Vermont station escalator, one of the longest in the world]]
+The station is located where the B Line and D Line converge on their way to [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. The station is designed with two platform levels: eastbound D and B Line trains (to Union Station) use the upper level, and westbound D (to Wilshire/Western) and northbound B (to North Hollywood) trains use the lower level.
+Wilshire/Vermont station has one of the longest escalators in the world at {{Convert|152|feet}} in length stretching from the ground level to the lower platform. At the time of its construction, it was the longest escalator in the United States west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-20 |title=Working list – World’s longest ‘urban’ escalators |url=https://panethos.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/working-list-worlds-longest-urban-escalators/ |access-date=2021-10-31 |website=Panethos |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Hymon>{{cite web |last=Hymon|first=Steve |url=http://thesource.metro.net/2014/08/11/transportation-headlines-monday-august-11/ |title=Transportation headlines, Monday, August 11 |work=The Source |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] |date=August 11, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-11}}</ref>
-==Location==
+{{clear left}}
-[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire-Vermont, Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|The main entrance to the station]]
-As its name implies, Wilshire/Vermont station is located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. The station itself is slightly to the northeast of the intersection, allowing diverging B Line trains to head north underneath Vermont. A number of educational institutions, including [[Southwestern_Law_School|Southwestern University]] and the [[Robert F. Kennedy]] Community Schools, are located nearby.
-===Transit-oriented development===
-Above the station is the Wilshire Vermont Station mixed-use [[transit village]] development, a $136-million apartment and retail complex designed by the architecture firm [[Arquitectonica]] and developed by Urban Partners and MacFarlane Partners on land owned by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].  The development opened in 2007 and includes apartments, retail, and (as of 2009) an adjacent [[Young Oak Kim Academy|middle school]].<ref>[http://www.architectureweek.com/2007/1017/people_and_places.html "People and Places: Los Angeles 2007.1016"], ''Architecture Week'', October 16, 2007 (accessed February 23, 2010).</ref><ref>Christopher Hawthorne, [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/03/entertainment/et-wilshire3 " Just keep your distance: The Wilshire Vermont Station is dramatic from far away. A walk in its courtyard exposes its flaws."], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 3, 2007.</ref> The property is managed by [[Greystar Real Estate Partners]].
-{{clear-left}}
-==Station layout==
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+=== Hours and frequency ===
-[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire-Vermont, Escalator.jpg|thumb|left|Wilshire/Vermont station escalator, one of the longest in the world]]
+B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30&nbsp;a.m. and midnight and D Line every day trains run between approximately 5&nbsp;a.m. and midnight
-The station is located where the B Line and D Line converge on their way to [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. The station is designed with two platform levels: eastbound D and B Line trains (to Union Station) use the upper level, and westbound D (to Wilshire/Western) and northbound B (to North Hollywood) trains use the lower level.
+Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.
+Towards Union Station, trains operate every five minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every six minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 7.5-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 10 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 12, 2021|title=Metro B Line schedule|url=https://www.metro.net/riding/schedules/?line=802|access-date=November 13, 2021|publisher=Metro}}</ref>
+=== Connections ===
-Wilshire/Vermont station has one of the longest escalators in the world at {{Convert|152|feet}} in length stretching from the ground level to the lower platform. At the time of its construction, it was the longest escalator in the United States west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-20 |title=Working list – World’s longest ‘urban’ escalators |url=https://panethos.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/working-list-worlds-longest-urban-escalators/ |access-date=2021-10-31 |website=Panethos |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Hymon>{{cite web |last=Hymon|first=Steve |url=http://thesource.metro.net/2014/08/11/transportation-headlines-monday-august-11/ |title=Transportation headlines, Monday, August 11 |work=The Source |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] |date=August 11, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-11}}</ref>
+*[[Metro Local]]: 18, 20, 51, 204
-{{clear left}}
+*[[Metro Rapid]]: 720, 754
-===Artwork===
+*[[LADOT DASH]]: Wilshire Center/Koreatown
+== Station artwork ==
 The artwork at the station depicts typographic letters and symbols designed by [[Bob Zoell]]. The letters on the pillars of the lower platform spell out "going by-by", what the B line and its patrons do when they zoom in and out of the station. Additional artwork at the station is the creation of [[Peter Shire]].
 <gallery>
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 HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire-Vermont, Lower Platform Pillar.jpg|The lower platform's pillar art.
 </gallery>
+==Transit-oriented development==
+[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire-Vermont, Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|The main entrance to the station]]
-==Bus connections==
+Above the station is the Wilshire Vermont Station mixed-use [[transit village]] development, a $136-million apartment and retail complex designed by the architecture firm [[Arquitectonica]] and developed by Urban Partners and MacFarlane Partners on land owned by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].  The development opened in 2007 and includes apartments, retail, and (as of 2009) an adjacent [[Young Oak Kim Academy|middle school]].<ref>[http://www.architectureweek.com/2007/1017/people_and_places.html "People and Places: Los Angeles 2007.1016"], ''Architecture Week'', October 16, 2007 (accessed February 23, 2010).</ref><ref>Christopher Hawthorne, [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/03/entertainment/et-wilshire3 " Just keep your distance: The Wilshire Vermont Station is dramatic from far away. A walk in its courtyard exposes its flaws."], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 3, 2007.</ref> The property is managed by [[Greystar Real Estate Partners]].
-*[[Metro Local]]: 18, 20, 51, 204
+{{clear-left}}
-*[[Metro Rapid]]: 720, 754
-*[[LADOT DASH]]: Wilshire Center/Koreatown
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_wilshire_vermont.pdf Station connections overview]
 {{Metro Red Line navbox}}

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