Compton 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 Compton Boulevard, 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 ...

Service

Station layout

Hours and frequency

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. , the following connections are available: * Compton Renaissance Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *

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(Gardena): 3 *

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: , , ,

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 Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. History The school opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and was later re-established as Compton Senior High School in ...

* Gateway Towne Center

References

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