Niles Subdivision

Railway line in California

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Niles Subdivision
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Martinez Subdivision
BART
Port of Oakland
Jack London Square
 Oakland–Jack London Square
Amtrak
East Oakland Yard
Alameda Belt Line
Oakland Subdivision
 Oakland Coliseum
Amtrak Bay Area Rapid Transit
Oakland Airport Connector
Coast Subdivision
Hayward
Amtrak
BART
Oakland Subdivision
Niles
Niles Canyon Railway
Alameda Creek
Oakland Subdivision
Warm Springs Subdivision
BART
 Fremont–Centerville
Amtrak Altamont Corridor Express
Coast Subdivision
Street running near Jack London Square

The Niles Subdivision is a Union Pacific railway line which runs from Oakland, California to Newark, California in the East Bay.[1]

Route

The line largely consists of the original Western Pacific East Bay main line between Oakland and Niles. The line between Newark and Fremont was originally laid out by the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The line features a street running section along Embarcadero in Oakland.[2]

Traffic

Freight movements are consolidated with the parallel Oakland Subdivision.[3] As of 2003[update] the line saw 17 freight trains daily.[4]

Charter train crossing Alameda Creek, October 2005

The Niles Subdivision also hosts several passenger trains. Amtrak operates the Coast Starlight and Capitol Corridor along the route, and the San Joaquins terminates at the northern segment of the line. The Altamont Corridor Express runs over the southern segment between Newark and Fremont. Fourteen daily passenger trains run over the line.[5]

References

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Elrond (July 7, 2006). "Oakland to Sacramento, Calif". Trains. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision Corridor Improvement Study (Report). Alta Planning + Design. November 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2020. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Union Pacific Tons per Train (PDF) (Map). Trains. 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Hegarty, Peter (December 22, 2020). "South Bay Connect: Project could dramatically change East Bay rail service". East Bay Times. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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