Artesia Station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the

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system. The station is located alongside the

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freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the

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), at its intersection with

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, after which the station is named, in the city of

Compton, California Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...

. Artesia is a

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station with 380 parking spaces. The station is near the southern border of

near the unincorporated community of

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. It is on

near the intersection of Alameda Street. It is also close to the

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(SR 91). On June 7, 2012, editorial in the

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described the station as,"extremely unfriendly to pedestrians" and,"a Third World train station."

Service

Station layout

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: *

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: 5 *

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: , , *

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: , , , *

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: 6, 13

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

Compton College Compton College is a public community college in Compton, California. From 2006, when it lost its regional accreditation, to 2017, when it regained that accreditation, it operated as a part of El Camino College. Before and after the partnership ...

*Crystal Casino *

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References

External links

Metro website
A Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Los Angeles Metro Rail stations located above ground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1990 Compton, California 1990 establishments in California Pacific Electric stations {{LACMTA-stub