Bakersfield Subdivision

Bakersfield Subdivision
File:BSicon CONTgq.svg File:BSicon STR+r.svg 994.9 mi 1601.1 km Stockton Subdivision enlarge… File:BSicon CONTgq.svg File:BSicon KRZl.svg File:BSicon CONTfq.svg 994.3 mi 1600.2 km UP Fresno Subdivision enlarge… File:BSicon STR~L.svg File:BSicon exCONT4+f yellow.svg File:BSicon STR~R.svg File:BSicon exdSTR~L yellow.svg File:BSicon exSTR~R yellow.svg File:BSicon PSLl.svg File:BSicon exSHI4c1 yellow.svg File:BSicon emKRZ2h+4hu +yellow.svg File:BSicon exSHI4c3 yellow.svg California High-Speed Rail File:BSicon STR~L.svg File:BSicon STR~R.svg File:BSicon exLSTR2 yellow.svg File:BSicon exCONTgq.svg File:BSicon eABZg+r.svg Laton District File:BSicon ACC.svg 967.8 mi 1557.5 km Hanford File:BSicon CONTgq.svg File:BSicon KRZ.svg File:BSicon CONTfq.svg SJVR File:BSicon STR~L.svg File:BSicon STR~R.svg File:BSicon exLLSTR+1 yellow.svg File:BSicon STR~L.svg File:BSicon STR~R.svg File:BSicon exLLSTR2 yellow.svg File:BSicon ABZgl+l.svg File:BSicon dENDEeq.svg File:BSicon ACC.svg 950.9 mi 1530.3 km Corcoran Visalia District File:BSicon exSTRc2 yellow.svg File:BSicon STR.svg File:BSicon exLLSTR3+1 yellow.svg File:BSicon exSTRc4 yellow.svg File:BSicon CONTgq.svg File:BSicon emvSTRo-ABZgr yellow+.svg WFS File:BSicon exdLSTR yellow.svg File:BSicon dpHST.svg 932.0 mi 1499.9 km Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park File:DodgerBlue flag waving.svg File:BSicon mvexSTR-HSTACC yellow+.svg 913.0 mi 1469.3 km Wasco File:BSicon exSHI4c1 yellow.svg File:BSicon emKRZ2h+4hu +yellow.svg File:BSicon exdSHI4c3 yellow.svg California High-Speed Rail File:BSicon mveHST-exSTR +yellow.svg Shafter File:BSicon SHI1+l.svg File:BSicon exCONT2+g yellow.svg File:BSicon nCONTgq.svg File:BSicon ABZg+nr.svg Andrews Petro Spur File:BSicon nENDEaq.svg File:BSicon ABZg+nr.svg File:BSicon ABZgl+l.svg File:BSicon CONTfq.svg SJVR Landco Subdivision File:BSicon YRD.svg Bakersfield Yard File:BSicon CONTf.svg 887.7 mi 1428.6 km Mojave Subdivision enlarge…

File:Corcoran CA Amtrak station.jpg

A BNSF freight train passes Corcoran station on the Bakersfield Subdivision, 2010

The Bakersfield Subdivision is a railway line in California owned and operated by the BNSF Railway. It runs from Fresno in the north where it connects to the Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield in the south where it continues as the Mojave Subdivision.

The line was originally constructed by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in the late 1890s before being acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and becoming its Valley Subdivision. BNSF refurbished the line in February 2007, investing $16 million for upgrades along the route. The Bakersfield Subdivision was damaged and closed for two days in 2023 due to flooding.

Operations

The line is primarily used for freight. The San Joaquin Valley Railroad interchanges with the BNSF via connections in Fresno and Bakersfield. The southern segment of the Amtrak California Gold Runner operates on the line. Large segments of the California High-Speed Rail corridor will parallel the Bakersfield Subdivision. Dispatching is carried out at the Regional Operations Center in San Bernardino.