Compton
A Line 
Compton station platform
General information
Location275 Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California
Coordinates 33°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 (1990-07-14)
RebuiltJune 1, 2019[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks A Line Artesia
toward Long Beach
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

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]

Service

Station layout

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

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[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. Archived 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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (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. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 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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