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Beverly Drive station

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Beverly Dr
D Line
BERJAYA
Beverly Drive station under construction in July 2025
General information
LocationWilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California
Coordinates34°4′01″N 118°23′54″W / 34.06694°N 118.39833°W / 34.06694; -118.39833
Owned byLos Angeles Metro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2027; 1 year's time (2027)
Future services
Preceding station BERJAYA Metro Rail Following station
Century City
Terminus
 D Line
Extension Section 2
 Wilshire/​La Cienega
toward Union Station
Location
Map

Beverly Drive station is an under construction, underground rapid transit station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is currently under construction as part of the D Line Extension project, in Beverly Hills, California. Construction started in 2018 as part of Section 2 of the extension project. It is slated to open in 2027.[1]

The station is being built at the site of the former Ace Gallery on the south side of Wilshire Boulevard between Beverly Drive and Reeves Drive in Beverly Hills.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

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The former Ace Gallery, demolished in 2018 to build the Beverly Drive station

Construction of Beverly Drive station, known in planning as Wilshire/Rodeo station, was officially launched on September 23, 2019.[7]

On March 31, 2020, the Beverly Hills city council approved a proposal from Los Angeles Metro to fully close the two blocks of Wilshire Boulevard needed to facilitate the station's construction, taking advantage of lower traffic levels resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in California.[8] This would allow for expedited construction of the station and better mitigation of construction impacts as opposed to the original plan, which would require alternating weekend closures for 13 weeks over a 3.5-month period, with completion scheduled for March 2021.[9] Fully closing Wilshire Boulevard, which went into effect the next day and lasted until June 2020, expedited construction of the station by as much as six months.[10]

Metro officially completed foundation and decking work for Beverly Drive station seven months ahead of schedule on June 14, 2020, with Tutor Perini, the project's general contractor, putting workers on extra shifts to further expedite construction.[11] Wilshire Boulevard reopened in both directions later that evening,[12] with construction and excavation activities continuing underground until that phase's scheduled completion in the first quarter of 2021.[13]

As part of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed between Metro and the city of Beverly Hills in 2018 for Section 2 of the D Line Extension, Metro agreed to not permanently name the station without the consent of the city.[14] From September 2022 to July 2023, Metro and the city of Beverly Hills solicited public suggestions for a permanent name for the station, with "Wilshire/Beverly Drive" emerging as the most popular choice. Following additional surveying of local businesses from August 17, 2023 to September 1, 2023, representatives of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel opposed the name based on concerns that the similar name of the station could negatively impact the hotel's Google Search results from potential negative coverage of the station and thus damage its brand and reputation.[15] At its regular meeting on October 3, 2023, the Beverly Hills city council would instead approve "Beverly Drive" as a compromise.[16] Metro's Executive Management Committee would approve the name "Beverly Drive" at its meeting on May 15, 2025, where it would go on to be approved by Metro's board of directors at its meeting on May 22, 2025.[17]

Station layout

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Beverly Drive station was originally planned with a single entrance, located at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive. However, as part of an agreement Metro negotiated with the city of Beverly Hills which was approved on February 28, 2019,[18] a second entrance is being planned on the northern side of Wilshire Boulevard, with three locations being originally considered.[19]

During a Beverly Hills community meeting held on June 7, 2023, it was announced a location for the second entrance was decided by the Beverly Hills city council at the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive, adjacent to the Wilshire Beverly Center office complex. The second entrance would consist of a street-level glass-enclosed entryway like those on the K Line and the Regional Connector. It would possess a single up escalator and a set of stairs leading into a 170-foot-long (52 m) tunnel which would feed into the station's concourse level. Per a staff report, the total cost of the north portal was expected to be $134.2 million, and the agreement between Metro and the city of Beverly Hills would have them split the cost of the new portal up to the original estimated budget of $78.5 million. However, the two entities are expected to negotiate the split of any amount beyond that original estimate. As a result, the Beverly Hills city council will be required to decide on whether or not to move forward with or cancel the second entrance, with the city possibly deciding to reallocate existing funding to other projects such as first/last mile improvements at transit stations.[20] On May 8, 2024, Beverly Hills chose to not build the second entrance citing high costs, though Metro plans to build provisions for a future second entrance within Beverly Drive's station box.[21]

The station may be one of the only stations in the Metro Rail system (aside from Union Station and the LAX/Metro Transit Center) to have public toilets, which will likely be built after the station opens, and may be built above-ground and/or integrated into a new development which would be built above the station.[22]

Attractions

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References

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  1. ↑ "Purple Line Project | Beverly Hills, CA". www.beverlyhills.org. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ Boxley, Brittany. "Plans Announced to Extend the Purple Line" Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Annenberg TV News. 13 Nov 2012.
  3. ↑ Brightwell, Eric. "Exploring the Planned Course of the Metro Purple Line Extension" Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. KCET. 28 Aug 2012.
  4. ↑ Braymer, Noel T. "LA Busy Building over 35 Miles of New Rail Transit over the Next 10 Years." Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine RailPAC. 8 Dec 2012.
  5. ↑ Phan, Lucia (January 11, 2018). "Update on construction progress for the Purple Line Extension". The Source. Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Purple Line Extension". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Hymon, Steve (September 13, 2019). "Long-awaited Wilshire/Rodeo Station construction to begin in late September". The Source. Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Kiszla, Cameron (April 1, 2020). "Beverly Hills authorizes Wilshire closure". Beverly Press. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Linton, Joe (March 30, 2020). "Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull". Streetsblog LA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Linton, Joe (April 1, 2020). "Beverly Hills Approves Accelerating Subway Construction, Wilshire Boulevard to Close Tomorrow". Streetsblog LA. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stay-at-home order helps Metro end Purple Line road closure in Beverly Hills ahead of schedule". KABC-TV. June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ Sotero, Dave (June 15, 2020). "Metro completes decking for planned Beverly Hills subway station seven months ahead of schedule". The Source. Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Stay up to date on subway project with webinar". Beverly Press. June 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Memorandum of Agreement for Contract C1120 of the Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 between the City of Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority". Beverly Hills, California. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Agenda Report - Meeting Date: October 3, 2023 (Item Number: G-1)". Beverly Hills, California. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  16. ↑ "City Council Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting (October 3, 2023)". Beverly Hills, California. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "2025-0175 - RAIL STATION NAME FOR WESTSIDE PURPLE (D LINE) EXTENSION, SECTION 2 (CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS)". Los Angeles Metro. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ Caulder, Kelcey (February 28, 2019). "COUNCIL APPROVES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR WILSHIRE/RODEO METRO STATION" (PDF). Beverly Hills Weekly. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  19. ↑ Sharp, Steven (September 6, 2019). "Beverly Hills Plans for Second Entrance at Wilshire/Rodeo Station". Urbanize Los Angeles. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  20. ↑ Sharp, Steven (June 28, 2023). "North portal at Wilshire/Rodeo Station could cost $134M". Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  21. ↑ Brewster, Tabor (May 8, 2024). "Beverly Hills abandons Metro portal plan". Beverly Press. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  22. ↑ Broverman, Neal (March 15, 2019). "Beverly Hills Is Negotiating to Get a Bathroom at the Rodeo Drive Station". Los Angeles. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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