Transport09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Metro's D Line Subway Reaches Westwood and the VA Campus
Westwood/UCLA Station, Westwood, Los Angeles, CALos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 12/20/2027ESTIMATED 75% CONFIDENCEin 1.2 yearsMetro's^[1][3][4] D Line fact sheet forecasts Section 3 "Operations: Fall 2027", repeated in its September 9, 2026 community-meeting schedule; a season takes its last day.
Section 3 completes the nine-mile D Line extension with 2.56 miles and stations at Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital, putting the subway within reach of UCLA before the 2028 Olympics.
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Metro's D Line Subway Extension Opens Its First Three Stations
Wilshire/La Cienega station, Wilshire Blvd at La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 05/08/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE139 days agoMetro's^[1] own project page says of Section 1, "This Opened on May 8, 2026."
LA Metro opened Section 1 of the D Line subway extension, carrying the Wilshire Boulevard subway 3.9 miles west of Wilshire/Western to new stations at La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega. It is the line's first extension since 1996 and the first of three sections Metro wants running before the 2028 Olympics.
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthoritySepulveda Pass, Los Angeles, CA 91436
Starts 01/22/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE245 days agoMetro's^[1] release dated January 22, 2026 says the Metro Board "selected an underground heavy rail option as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project"; Wikipedia^[2] gives the full board's unanimous vote at its January 22, 2026 meeting.
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityLAX/Metro Transit Center, Metro Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90009
Starts 06/07/2025 12:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoMetro's^[1] June 6, 2025 release says it "celebrated the official opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station with a ribbon cutting today", and ABC7^[3] reports "The station will officially open to the public at 5 p.m." (17:00 PDT = 00:00Z on 7 June).
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$17B
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityPomona–North, West Santa Fe Street, Pomona, CA 91767
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$1.5B
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Starts 01/01/2017CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE9.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of this new line, with three new stations on Manhattan's Upper East Side, opened on January 1, 2017."
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CTA Breaks Ground on the Red Line Extension to 130th Street
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125th Street and Second Avenue, East Harlem, New York, NY 10035Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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The City of Beverly Hills^[1] says Section 2 "is under construction and scheduled for completion in Spring 2027", and Metro's^[2][4] September 2026 schedule gives Section 2 operations as "Spring 2027"; a season takes its last day.

Start: Jun 20, 202750% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Metro's D Line Subway Reaches Beverly Hills and Century City

Section 2 of the D Line extension adds 2.59 miles of subway and two stations, Beverly Drive and Century City, carrying the line west from Wilshire/La Cienega.

Section 2 of the D Line Subway Extension runs from Wilshire/La Cienega to Century City, including the Beverly Drive station, and is scheduled for completion in spring 2027^[1]
Metro's September 2026 schedule gives Section 2 operations as spring 2027 and Section 3, to Westwood, as fall 2027^[4]
Section 2 adds 2.59 miles and two stations, Beverly Dr and Century City; the whole nine-mile extension has a life-of-project budget of $9.7 billion^[2]
Section 2 broke ground on February 23, 2018, tunneling for the whole extension finished on April 2, 2024, and Section 1 opened on May 8, 2026^[3]
Beverly Drive station sits on Wilshire Boulevard at Reeves Drive and Century City station at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars, where much of the site was still an open pit in March 2026^[5]

Notable features

Two underground stations serving Beverly Hills' business district and the Century City employment centre^[1][5]
Part of an extension Metro expects to carry 49,000 daily boardings at its seven new stations^[2]

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beverlyhills.org/631/D-Line-Project
beverlyhills.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jun 20, 2027 ✓· 23% of score
The City of Beverly Hills says Section 2 "is under construction and scheduled for completion in Spring 2027", and Metro's^[2][4] September 2026 schedule gives Section 2 operations as "Spring 2027"; a season takes its last day.
[2]85%
D Line Subway Extension Project fact sheet
metro.net· Added Sep 24, 2026· 23% of score
Metro's^[4] fact sheet: Section 2 is 2.59 miles with Beverly Dr and Century City stations, operations Spring 2027; life-of-project budget for all three sections $9.7 billion.
[3]80%
D Line Extension
en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 23% of score
Section 2 groundbreaking February 23, 2018; tunneling completed April 2, 2024; Section 1 opened May 8, 2026; Sections 2 and 3 listed for 2027.^[1]
[4]90%
D Line Extension - City of Beverly Hills community meeting (September 9, 2026)
metro.net· Published Sep 9, 2026· 21% of score
Metro's^[2] forecasted schedule table: Section 2 construction 2018-2026, operations Spring 2027; Section 3 operations Fall 2027; Section 1 opened May 8, 2026.
[5]80%
Eyes on the Street: New Stations on Metro D Line Extension Section 2
la.streetsblog.org· Published Mar 11, 2026· 11% of score
Photos of Beverly Drive station (Wilshire at Reeves) and Century City station (Constellation and Avenue of the Stars) with escalators and roof structures in place.^[1]

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Transport09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Metro's D Line Subway Reaches Westwood and the VA Campus
Westwood/UCLA Station, Westwood, Los Angeles, CALos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 12/20/2027ESTIMATED 75% CONFIDENCEin 1.2 yearsMetro's^[1][3][4] D Line fact sheet forecasts Section 3 "Operations: Fall 2027", repeated in its September 9, 2026 community-meeting schedule; a season takes its last day.
Section 3 completes the nine-mile D Line extension with 2.56 miles and stations at Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital, putting the subway within reach of UCLA before the 2028 Olympics.
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Metro's D Line Subway Extension Opens Its First Three Stations
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Starts 05/08/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE139 days agoMetro's^[1] own project page says of Section 1, "This Opened on May 8, 2026."
LA Metro opened Section 1 of the D Line subway extension, carrying the Wilshire Boulevard subway 3.9 miles west of Wilshire/Western to new stations at La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega. It is the line's first extension since 1996 and the first of three sections Metro wants running before the 2028 Olympics.
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Metro Picks an Underground Subway for the Sepulveda Pass
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Starts 01/22/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE245 days agoMetro's^[1] release dated January 22, 2026 says the Metro Board "selected an underground heavy rail option as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project"; Wikipedia^[2] gives the full board's unanimous vote at its January 22, 2026 meeting.
The Metro Board chose a fully underground heavy-rail line, Modified Alternative 5, to link the San Fernando Valley with the Westside through the Sepulveda Pass, a trip Metro says will take under 20 minutes.
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The LAX/Metro Transit Center Opens, Bringing Rail to LAX
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityLAX/Metro Transit Center, Metro Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90009
Starts 06/07/2025 12:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoMetro's^[1] June 6, 2025 release says it "celebrated the official opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station with a ribbon cutting today", and ABC7^[3] reports "The station will officially open to the public at 5 p.m." (17:00 PDT = 00:00Z on 7 June).
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Starts 09/09/2029SCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCEin 3.0 yearsThe report states the line "is expected to start operations on 9-9-2029, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced", a fixed announced day chosen to echo the metro's own 9-9-2009 opening.^[1]
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AED 20.5B
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Metro Opens the Rail to Rail Bike and Walk Path Through South LA
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Starts 05/17/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoMetro's^[1] release dated May 17, 2025 says it "hosted a 'rolling dedication' and community fair this morning to celebrate the grand opening of the Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor".
A 5.5-mile walking and biking path on an abandoned freight line along Slauson Avenue, from near the K Line's Fairview Heights station to the A Line's Slauson station, built for $166 million.
$166M
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Opens
East Harlem, New York
Starts 12/01/2032ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 6.2 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…tury after the line was first proposed. Estimated date.…"
The Q train extends north to 125th Street in East Harlem, a century after the line was first proposed. Estimated date.
$17B
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The 2027 LA Marathon Runs From Dodger Stadium to Century City
McCourt FoundationDodger Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 03/07/2027 3:00PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 164 daysThe race's page: 'ASICS Los Angeles Marathon - March 7, 2027', and its course page gives 'Start Time: 7:00am' at Dodger Stadium.^[1]
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Metro's A Line Opens Its Extension to Pomona
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityPomona–North, West Santa Fe Street, Pomona, CA 91767
Starts 09/19/2025 7:00PMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoNBC Los Angeles^[1] (published September 19, 2025): "The Metro^[2] A Line extension opens Friday"; Metro's own video adds "Four new stations open this Friday, September 19 ... First ride is at noon!" (12:00 PDT = 19:00Z).
Nine miles of light rail and four new stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona, bringing trains back to the eastern San Gabriel Valley for the first time since 1951 on a $1.5 billion extension.
$1.5B
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Second Avenue Subway Phase One Opens as World's Priciest Subway
2nd Ave & E 96th St, Manhattan, New York
Starts 01/01/2017CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE9.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of this new line, with three new stations on Manhattan's Upper East Side, opened on January 1, 2017."
New York opened the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway, a century-delayed project that became the world's most expensive subway on a per-mile basis.
$4.45
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CTA Breaks Ground on the Red Line Extension to 130th Street
Future Michigan Avenue station, S Michigan Ave at 116th St, Chicago, IllinoisChicago Transit Authority
Starts 04/24/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE153 days agoCTA's own release is dated April 24, 2026 and describes the groundbreaking as having happened, with "the new extension and stations [...] expected to be completed and in service in 2030".^[1]
The Chicago Transit Authority started building the $5.7 billion, 5.5-mile extension of the Red Line south from 95th/Dan Ryan, with a ceremony at the site of the future Michigan Avenue station. Four new accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue and 130th Street will bring rapid transit to the Far South Side for the first time.
$5.7B
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Breaks Ground in East Harlem
125th Street and Second Avenue, East Harlem, New York, NY 10035Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 06/08/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE108 days agoHappened as dated: the announcement of 8 June 2026 is headed "Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking for Major Construction Stage of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Project".^[1]
The MTA started the major construction stage of the 1.5-mile extension that carries the Q from 96th Street to Harlem-125th Street, with new stations at 106th, 116th and 125th Streets. A tunnel boring machine goes underground in early 2027 and trains are due in 2032.
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