[3][4] San Francisco State University operates the free Daly City BART Express Shuttle, stopping on the west side of the station.

However, BART retained plans for a station at the north edge of Daly City, just over the county line from San Francisco, because it was expected to draw significant revenue.

In 1966, facing a budget deficit, BART relocated the yard to Hayward and reverted to plans for a less-expensive elevated station at Daly City.

[8] It still serves as the southern terminus for the Green and Blue lines, which do not continue to other San Mateo County stations.

[11][12] As of 2024[update], BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow transit-oriented development on the surface parking lots at the station.

[13] Daly City station's position as the terminus of BART on the peninsula led to connecting bus service.

[19] SamTrans was formed in 1976 as a publicly-owned consolidation of most of the existing private bus systems in San Mateo County.

[26] A 2017–2018 project replaced the canopy with newer shelters and added a layover area for buses in the upper (east) parking lot.