Colma station is a
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes on of rapid transit lines, including a spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which uses ...
(BART)
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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located in
unincorporated northern
San Mateo County, California adjacent to the
incorporated town of
Colma and
city
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of
Daly City.
Colma station is situated in a small valley shared with BART's Daly City Yard and a large parking garage. The station has three tracks, with an
island platform between the two eastern tracks and a
side platform next to the western track. Only the two eastern tracks are used for revenue service.
History
Colma was previously served by the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
until passenger trains were discontinued in the early 1900s. The
right of way was reused to construct the Daly City BART turn back in the late 1980s and then the extension further into
San Mateo County.
The BART station opened on February 24, 1996 as the southernmost extent of the BART system on the
San Francisco Peninsula until the extension to
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, south of Downtown San Francisco. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle E ...
and
Millbrae opened in 2003.
The station was "prominently featured" in the 2006 film
Colma: The Musical.
Bus connections
A busway on the east side of the station serves
SamTrans bus lines , , , , , and , along with a shuttle to the Crown Colony condominium development.
References
External links
BART - Colma
{{Daly City, California
Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San Mateo County, California
Stations on the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line
Stations on the Richmond–Millbrae+SFO line
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996
Bus stations in San Mateo County, California
1996 establishments in California
Bay Area Rapid Transit stations located above ground