Daly City station is an elevated

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(BART) station in

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, just south of the city limits of

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. It is adjacent to Interstate 280 and

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, which it serves as a

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station. From its November 5, 1973 opening until the extension to

Colma station Colma station 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. Colma station is situated in a small valley shared wit ...

in 1996, Daly City was the southern terminus of BART on the

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and the only station that was not in one of the three base counties of

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and Contra Costa. It still serves as the terminus for some services that do not continue to the other

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stations.

Station layout

The station has three tracks with an

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between the east tracks and a

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next to the west track. The side platform is used primarily by southbound trains continuing on to SFO Airport or Millbrae. The island platform is used primarily by northbound trains and by southbound trains terminating at the station. Southbound trains terminating at Daly City reverse their direction to make the return trip to San Francisco and the East Bay, unless they are going out of service at the

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in Colma.

Bus connections

Muni route 14R bus at Daly City station, June 2018

Daly City station is served by a number of

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and

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bus routes. Most routes use the Niantic Avenue busway on the east side of the station; Muni route 54 and the shuttle routes stop on the west side of the station. *Commute.org: Daly City Bayshore *Muni: , , , , , *SamTrans: , , , , , ,

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operates the free Daly City BART Express Shuttle, stopping on the west side of the station. Its Campus Loop shuttle also serves Daly City station on a limited number of trips.

Seton Medical Center Seton Medical Center (originally Mary's Help Hospital) is a 357-bed hospital owned by AHMC Healthcare. Founded in San Francisco, the current facility is located in Daly City, California, United States.

and

Skyline College Skyline College is a public community college in San Bruno, California. It is one of three comprehensive community colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. It was opened in 1969. Skyline College claims an annual population of ...

also operate a free shuttles to the station.

References

External links

BART - Daly City
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