The Indianapolis Subdivision is a

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

and

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. The line runs from Hamilton, Ohio, (north of

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

) west to

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...

, along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line. The east end of the Indianapolis Subdivision is at the end of a branch of the

Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision The Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Kentucky and Ohio the line is part of the CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I frei ...

, near the south end of the Toledo Subdivision. Its west end is just east of downtown Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Terminal Subdivision.

History

The line was built by the Junction Railroad, opened from 1859 to 1869.compiled by Jim Blount
An Index to Butler County Place Names: Junction Railroad
, as of June 25, 2005 Through takeovers, leases, and mergers, it became part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and later CSX.

References

CSX Transportation lines Rail infrastructure in Ohio Rail infrastructure in Indiana Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines 1859 establishments in Indiana 1859 establishments in Ohio {{Ohio-transport-stub