Niles Subdivision

The Niles Subdivision is a Union Pacific railway line which runs from Oakland, California 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 South Pacific Coast Railroad. The line features a street running 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. 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.