Compton Blue Line Station

If I was writing this review for this particular Blue Line station about 8 years ago, I’d say it gets a 1 star for its unkempt look, as well as its dangerous location. Fast forward to 8 years later in 2015… it gets 4 stars from the guy who regularly uses public transportation!
Compton Blue Line station already has a landmark-​the big COMPTON letters on the station. They have done major work to this station. On this exit, you’ll find the Compton courthouse, police station, a very big shopping mall that once housed Circuit City and a less than like walk, you’ll find Bludso’s BBQ. They have made this station more rider friendly. If you remember how janky it looked before, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
As with the other stations, this one has heavy police presence. Don’t think they have parking, unless its in the big shopping center! Go Metro!!!

A great transit center where you can pick up day passes and weed from the vendors who frequent the ticket kiosk for the train. Also this place has a great layout and design! The murals at the train station are small and subtle yet beautiful and rich in history of this great city known as the CPT. I occasionally stop through when I’m on my way to the LBC and always am in awe of my experiences when stopping through!

This stop is VERY busy during the day time hours and has a heavy sheriffs patrol. But at night this place is a ghost town! So at night just look out because some shady people chill near the Tams nearby then. But overall it’s not a bad stop…

I wanted to update my review since i am currently at Compton station waiting for my train. This is the closest blue line station to my house, so if I need to connect directly to the blue line, I have to come here.
Let me tell you about my surroundings. Most of these people have just came back from seeing their P. O, located at the Courthouse nextdoor. There’s a man on the lower platform on a bike blasting «My N**a» & I just witnessed a fight occur over some earrings. On the platform itself, I have no fear, though I keep my guard up & can protect myself.
People are often mislead by this station due to it being in Compton. There’s usually sheriffs here, but I guess they decided not to come today.
If you can deal with the smell of weed & people blasting music from their phones, come on by. Its also a nice people seeing experience.

It sucks! Any station that has round the clock police patroling it is bad news.

I never thought I’d be rating this station as having 5 stars, but it’s actually pretty damn clean, and well lit at night.
And did I mention safe? I mean, how could you not be safe with a swat team van and three cop cars within 100 yards of this place?
I don’t really have much purpose to be in Compton, but when I am, I’m confident I’ll be safe while waiting for my train.

I grew up near the Compton Station so I definitely have a bias. But Eric T. is right, the times I’ve taken the Blue Line from this station there’s always a uniformed Metro officer either checking for tickets or just scoping the scene.
As Fred C. points out the MLK Jr. Transit Center is just across the street, which is super duper shady but it does have all those connections.
The platform is a bit narrow and it does get crowded sometimes, but the train comes every 15 minutes if it’s running on time so you’re never waiting too long.
All in all, as there is basically close to nothing to do in Compton the Blue Line station became a life saver for this teenage Comptonian. It allowed me access to Downtown Long Beach and Los Angeles.

First of all, the Blue Line sucks! I know, I ride it about a hundred times a month.
The Con’s about the Compton station:
The station is always crowded, it has a tiny platform that makes it impossible to walk on, connecting MTA buses take you nowhere important and if you’re not used to a rough criminal looking crowd beware.
Although the station is located about a block away from the Sheriff station, most of the time there is not one Sheriff or cop in sight! You’ll get used to seeing recently release inmates and gangsters.

Compton is very close to the City Hall and courthouse, two strip malls and the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center.
Despite the cavernous transit center across from the Blue Line platform, it is only used by the Compton city buses and Greyhound. Metro buses stop right near the platform. The Gardena bus stops in front of the City Hall.
Connections: Metro Local lines 51, 125, 127, 128 and 202; Gardena Municipal Bus Line 3; Greyhound; and all Compton Renaissance Transit lines.