Compton station

Compton is an At grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail.[1] It has an island platform, and is located in the median of Willowbrook Avenue at Compton Boulevard roughly in the center of Compton, California. The station is located adjacent to the Renaissance Center Shopping Center.

Compton
 
The Compton Station platform
Location275 Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, CA 90220
Coordinates33.8974°N 118.2245°W / 33.8974; -118.2245
Owned byMetro
Line(s) A Line
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking40 spaces
Bicycle facilities6 bike rack spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990 (July 14, 1990)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Artesia
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Artesia
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
toward APU/Citrus College
Location

Station layout
Platform Southbound ←  A Linetoward Downtown Long Beach (Artesia)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound →  A Linetoward 7th Street/Metro Center (Willowbrook/Rosa Parks) →

Service

Metro Rail service

A Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[2]

Bus connections
  • Metro Local: 51, 55 (between 10 pm and 4 am), 60 (Late Night), 125, 127, 128, 202, 351
  • Compton Renaissance Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Gardena Transit: 3

Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center

On May 8, 2011 Metro and Compton City Officials opened the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to Compton Station. The new transit center has eight new bus bays and allows easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, 125, 127, 128, and 351 all stop at this facility. Metro Bus Line 60 stops in the early morning hours when the Metro A Line is not in service.

Local destinations

References
  1. "Blue Line station information". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-22.
  2. "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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