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 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. Alameda County Public Works Agency. November 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  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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