Compton (LACMTA Station)
Encyclopedia
Compton is a station on the Los Angeles County Metro
Blue Line. It has an island platform, and is located in the median of Willowbrook Avenue at Compton Boulevard roughly in the center of Compton, California
. The station is located adjacent to the Renassiance Center Shopping Center.
Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center
Beginning Sunday, May 8, 2011 Metro customers will be able to use the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center will have eight new bus bays and will allow easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, 125, 127 and 128 will stop at this facility. Metro Bus Line 60 will stop in the early morning hours when the Metro Blue Line is not in service.
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...
Blue Line. It has an island platform, and is located in the median of Willowbrook Avenue at Compton Boulevard roughly in the center of Compton, California
Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
. The station is located adjacent to the Renassiance Center Shopping Center.
Metro Rail service
Blue Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.Bus connections
- Metro LocalMetro LocalMetro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...
: 51, 55 (between 10 pm and 4 am), 60 (Late Night), 125, 127, 128, 202 - Compton Renaissance Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gardena Transit: 3
Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center
Beginning Sunday, May 8, 2011 Metro customers will be able to use the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center will have eight new bus bays and will allow easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, 125, 127 and 128 will stop at this facility. Metro Bus Line 60 will stop in the early morning hours when the Metro Blue Line is not in service.
Neighborhood and destinations
- Compton High SchoolCompton High SchoolCompton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.-School history:The school first opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and then later reestablished as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after the new community college campus opened...
- Compton City Hall
- Martin Luther King Transit Center
- Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
Memorial - Compton Town Center
- Compton/Woodley AirportCompton/Woodley AirportCompton/Woodley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Compton, a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is...