Compton station
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Compton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 40 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 1, 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Compton station is an at-grade
Service
Station layout
| Northbound | ←  A Line toward Azusa (Willowbrook/Rosa Parks)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Southbound | A Line toward Long Beach (Artesia) →
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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[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
- ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "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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