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Metro opens first D Line Extension segment through Mid-Wilshire
Friday, May 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
LA Metro opened Section 1 of the D Line Extension for regular service on May 8, adding new underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega and extending subway access west from Koreatown through the Mid-Wilshire corridor. For local real estate professionals, this is a meaningful transportation and neighborhood-access update for areas along Wilshire Boulevard, improving connections to jobs, museums, shopping, and regional transit while potentially increasing buyer and renter attention on nearby transit-served neighborhoods.