Artesia station is an at-grade

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station on the A Line of the

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system. The station is located alongside the

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freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the

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), at its intersection with

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, after which the station is named, in the city of

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. Artesia is a

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station with 380 parking spaces. The station is near the southern border of

near the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez. It is on

near the intersection of Alameda Street. It is also close to the

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(SR 91). A June 7, 2012, editorial in the

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described the station as,"extremely unfriendly to pedestrians" and,"a Third World train station."

Service

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: * Compton Renaissance Transit: 5 *

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: , , *

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: , , , *

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: 6, 13

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

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*Crystal Casino *

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References

External links

Metro website
A Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1990 Compton, California 1990 establishments in California Pacific Electric stations {{LACMTA-stub