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Compton station

Compton station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), at its intersection with Compton Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Compton, California.[3]

Compton
 
Compton station platform
General information
Location275 Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California
Coordinates33°53′51″N 118°13′27″W / 33.8975°N 118.2243°W / 33.8975; -118.2243
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking40 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltJune 1, 2019[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Artesia
toward Long Beach
A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Dominguez
towards Morgan Avenue
Long Beach Winona
Dominguez
towards San Pedro
San Pedro via Dominguez
Dominguez
towards Santa Ana SP
Santa Ana
Dominguez
towards Balboa
Balboa
Location

Service

Station layout

Northbound   A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Willowbrook/Rosa Parks)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound   A Line toward Long Beach (Artesia)

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[4]

Connections

On May 8, 2011, Metro and City of Compton officials opened the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to Compton station. The transit center has eight new bus bays and allows easy and safe access to the rail station.

As of April 9, 2023, the following connections are available:[5]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

  • Compton Civic Center and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
  • Compton High School
  • Gateway Towne Center

References

  1. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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