Artesia station
Light rail station in Compton, California
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Artesia 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 (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), at its intersection with Artesia Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Compton, California.[5]
Compton, California
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| Location | 19201⁄2 Acacia Avenue Compton, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.8766°N 118.2227°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 380 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 1, 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Dominguez (Pacific Electric) | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2026 | 1,643 (avg. wkdy boardings)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Artesia is a park and ride station with 380 parking spaces. The station is near the southern border of Compton, California near the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez. It is on Artesia Boulevard near the intersection of Alameda Street. It is also close to the Gardena Freeway (SR 91).
Service
Hours and frequency
A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[6]
Connections
As of December 15, 2024[update], the following connections are available:[7]
- Compton Renaissance Transit: 5
- Long Beach Transit: 51, 61, 141
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 60, 202, 205, 261
- Metro Micro: Watts/Compton Zone[8]
- Torrance Transit: 6, 13
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
