Colma station was a railway station in Colma, California (modern Daly City, California). The depot was served by the Southern Pacific Railroad for most of its functional existence.

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Colma
Colma station at its current site at the Colma Community Center.
General information
Location	Colma, California
Owned by	Southern Pacific
Line(s)	San Francisco and San Jose (1863–1868) SP Coast Line (1868–1907) SP Ocean View Line (1907–1942)
History
Opened	23 October 1863 (1863-10-23)
Closed	1942 (1942)
Previous names	School House
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Ocean View toward San Francisco Coast Line Sholim toward Los Angeles Peninsula Commute Baden toward San Jose

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When the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad built their railway starting in San Francisco, the first stop outside of the city was constructed close to a schoolhouse near the intersection of Mission Street and Old San Pedro Road.^[1] Being the most prominent feature nearby at the time, the stop was named School House Station.^[1][2] Trains between San Francisco and San Francisquito Creek began running on October 23, 1863.^[1] In March 1868, the Railroad was acquired by the Southern Pacific and the line and station were integrated into their Coast Line. The opening of the Bayshore Cutoff significantly reduced passenger demand along the line, and service to the station ceased in 1942.^[1]

The station was deemed a historic site in the City of Daly City General Plan.^[3] Originally located at the modern Washington Street overpass of the Bay Area Rapid Transit line near the intersection of San Pedro Road,^{[3][lower-alpha 1]} the station building was temporarily moved to a site across San Pedro Road during construction of the BART yard^{[4]: 5–35} before arriving at its current location at the Colma Community Center.^{[lower-alpha 2]}