Colma station

Colma is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in unincorporated northern San Mateo County, California adjacent to the incorporated town of Colma and city of Daly City. Opened on February 24, 1996, Colma was the southernmost extent of the BART system on the San Francisco Peninsula until the extension to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae opened in 2003.[2]

Colma
A southbound train at Colma station in 2018
Location	365 D Street, Colma, California
Coordinates	37°41′05″N 122°27′58″W
Line(s)	BART W-Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	SamTrans: ECR, 38, 112, 118, 120, 121, 122, 130
Construction
Parking	2238 spaces
Bicycle facilities	24 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 24, 1996
Traffic
Passengers (2020)	4,445 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station South San Francisco toward Millbrae Richmond–​Millbrae Weekdays only Daly City toward Richmond South San Francisco toward San Francisco International Airport Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae Daly City toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Northbound (Platform 2)	←      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward Pittsburg/Bay Point (Daly City) ←      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Richmond weekdays (Daly City)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound (Platform 1)	→      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward SFO Airport weekdays, Millbrae nights and weekends(South San Francisco) →      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Millbrae weekdays (South San Francisco)
	Southbound	storage
	Side platform, not in service

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

The former Colma station on display

School House station (later renamed Colma) was established on the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad shortly after it began service in 1863. The station was originally on the south side of San Pedro Avenue west of the tracks; it was moved to the north side of Washington Street in the 1870s. A freight platform was built on the east side of the tracks between the two roads around that time, and a freight shed was built on top in 1904 or 1905. When passenger service ended on the line in the early 1920s, the passenger station was moved next to the freight station.

In 1986, the structures were moved south across San Pedro Road during construction of Daly City Yard. They were moved again in 1993, then to a permanent home at the Colma Historical Society in 2003.

Bus connections

A busway on the east side of the station serves SamTrans bus lines ECR, 38, 112, 118, 120, 121, 122, and 130.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
2. "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.

External links

• BART - Colma