The Niles Subdivision is a Union Pacific railway line which runs from

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to Newark, California in the East Bay.

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

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. The line features a

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section along Embarcadero in Oakland.

Traffic

Freight movements are consolidated with the parallel Oakland Subdivision. the line saw 17 freight trains daily. The Niles Subdivision also hosts several passenger trains.

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operates the '' Coast Starlight'' and '' Capitol Corridor'' along the route, and the ''

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'' terminates at the northern segment of the line. The

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runs over the southern segment between Newark and Fremont. Fourteen daily passenger trains run over the line.

References

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