Sacramento Subdivision

The Sacramento Subdivision is a rail line owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in the U.S. state of California.

[1] South of Downtown Sacramento, the SacRT light rail Blue Line runs adjacent to the right of way until a flyover near Consumnes River Boulevard.

[2] Additionally, the Amtrak Coast Starlight runs over the tracks between Marysville and Sacramento.

In the 2010s, demand had increased for more passenger services between Stockton and Sacramento, but the sole existing route along the Fresno Subdivision was deemed to be at-capacity without prohibitively expensive upgrades.

This led to the parallel Sacramento Subdivision being selected to carry additional Amtrak San Joaquins and new Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail trains;[2][3]: 36  the effort is usually referred to as Valley Rail.