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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]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (September 2021)

Compton
Compton station platform
General information
Location	275 Willowbrook Avenue Compton, California
Coordinates	33.8975°N 118.2243°W / 33.8975; -118.2243
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Compton Renaissance Transit GTrans Greyhound Lines Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	40 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 32 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	June 1, 2019[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Artesia toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Dominguez towards Morgan Avenue Long Beach Winona towards Pacific Electric Building Dominguez towards San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez Dominguez towards Santa Ana SP Santa Ana Dominguez towards Balboa Balboa
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Artesia toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks toward APU/Citrus College
Location

Service

Station layout

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

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00 a.m. and 12:30 am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[4]

Connections

On May 8, 2011, Metro and Compton City 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 February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[5]

• Compton Renaissance Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• GTrans (Gardena): 3
• Greyhound Lines
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 125, 127, 128, 202

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

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