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.
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| Location | 275 Willowbrook Avenue Compton, California 90220 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.8975°N 118.2243°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | A Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 40 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 bike rack spaces | ||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | in service | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
- 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, and 128 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
- Compton Civic Center
- Compton High School
- Martin Luther King Transit Center
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Civic Center Plaza
- Compton/Woodley Airport
- Gateway Towne Center
References
- "Blue Line station information". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-22.
- "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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