Wilshire/Vermont station is an underground rapid transit 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, 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. It is the last station going from Union Station that serves both the B Line and D Line.
Top: Upper floor platform bound for Union Station (top) Bottom: Lower floor platform bound for North Hollywood (B Line) or Wilshire/Western (D Line)
Image: HSY Los Angeles Metro, Wilshire Vermont, Upper Platform
Wilshire/Vermont station escalator, one of the longest in the world
The upper platform's pillar art.
B Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The B Line is a fully underground 14.7 mi (23.7 km) rapid transit line operating in Los Angeles, running between North Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Built in four stages between 1986 and 2000, the line cost $4.5 billion.
B Line train at Union Station
Interior decor and stairs to platform level of Hollywood and Vine station
Train at North Hollywood Metro B Line station
Inside a Breda A650 car used on the Metro B and D Lines
