Compton station

Compton
The Compton Station platform
Location	275 Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220
Coordinates	33°53′51″N 118°13′28″W / 33.8974°N 118.2245°W / 33.8974; -118.2245Coordinates: 33°53′51″N 118°13′28″W / 33.8974°N 118.2245°W / 33.8974; -118.2245
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	1 center platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	40 spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 bike rack spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	July 14, 1990
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Artesia toward Downtown Long Beach Blue Line Willowbrook/Rosa Parks toward 7th Street/Metro Center

Compton is an at grade light rail 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.

Blue Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.

On May 8, 2011 Metro and Compton City Officials opened the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center has eight new bus bays and allows easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, 125, 127, 128, and 351 all stop at this facility. Metro Bus Line 60 stops in the early morning hours when the Metro Blue Line is not in service.