Compton station

Compton station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision, at its intersection with Compton Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro
  • Also known as: “Compton”, “Compton (stacja metra)”, and “Compton Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and Compton High School.

Memorial
Photo: Epolk, CC BY 3.0.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. is situated 1,100 feet south of Compton station.

School
Photo: Bahn Mi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a high school… is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Compton station.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a public airport…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Compton and East Rancho Dominguez.

Photo: Epolk, CC BY 3.0.
is one of the of …

Hamlet
, also known as East Compton… is situated 1½ miles east of Compton station.

Suburb
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
, alternatively named Willow Brook… is situated 2 miles northwest of Compton station.

Compton station

Latitude
33.89793° or 33° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
-118.2243° or 118° 13′ 28″ west
Operator
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Network
LACMTA
Open location code
8553VQXG+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2199132880
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q5157140
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Compton station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “康普頓站”
  • French: “Compton”
  • Korean: “컴튼역”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه کامپتون”
  • Polish: “Compton (metro w Los Angeles)”
  • Polish: “Compton”
  • Spanish: “Compton (Metro de Los Ángeles)”
  • Spanish: “Compton”
  • Ukrainian: “Комптон”
  • Urdu: “کامپٹن اسٹیشن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Compton and Compton Substation.

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