D Line (Los Angeles Metro)
subway line in Los Angeles, operated by LACMTA
The D Line (formerly a branch of the Red Line from 1993–2006 and independently as the Purple Line from 2006–2020) is a fully underground rapid transit line in Los Angeles, California, running for 9 miles (14 km) between Beverly Hills and Downtown Los Angeles. It is the shortest of six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by Los Angeles Metro.
The D Line is one of the city's two fully underground lines (along with the B Line). The two lines share tracks between Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles. As of 2019, the combined B and D lines averaged 133,413 boardings per weekday.
In 2020, Metro renamed all of its lines using letters and colors, with the Purple Line becoming the D Line (retaining the purple color in its service bullet) and the Red Line becoming the B Line.
Construction has been underway since 2014 for a major extension of the line. The three-station, 3.9-mile (6.3 km) Section 1 opened on May 8, 2026, while sections 2 and 3 to downtown Beverly Hills, Century City, and Westwood, both expected to open in 2027, will add four new stations and 5.2 miles (8.4 km) of track to the line.
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Route description
The D Line is a 9-mile (14 km) line that begins at Wilshire/La Cienega station in Beverly Hills. The line continues east for 5 miles (8.0 km) to Wilshire/Vermont station, where the line merges with the B Line.
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