Landover Subdivision

The Landover Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation. It runs from the Anacostia section of Washington, D.C., to Landover, Maryland, serving as a freight train bypass of Washington Union Station.

Landover Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleWashington metropolitan area
Termini
  • Northeast Corridor
  • RF&P Subdivision
Service
SystemCSX Transportation
Technical
Line length5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed50 miles per hour (80 km/h)
Route map

Northeast Corridor to Boston
to New Carrollton
128.8 mi
207.3 km
Northeast Corridor
to Union Station
131.2 mi
211.1 km
Alexandria Extension
to Riverdale Park
MD
DC
132.4 mi
213.1 km
Minnesota Avenue
to Franconia, Vienna, or Wiehle
133.1 mi
214.2 km
Chesapeake Junction
133.5 mi
214.8 km
Benning Yard
Shepherd Junction
134.2 mi
216 km
Anacostia Junction
134.5 mi
216.5 km
RF&P Subdivision
to Richmond

At the Landover end, the line connects to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC). CSX operates freight trains on an 8.3 miles (13.4 km) section of the NEC between Landover and its Popes Creek Subdivision. At two points along the Landover Subdivision there are connections to the Alexandria Extension, part of the Capital Subdivision. The Capital Subdivision supports freight trains headed northward to Baltimore, and southward to a connection with the Metropolitan Subdivision, for points west of Washington. The southern end of the Landover Subdivision connects to the RF&P Subdivision, which carries freight trains southward across the Long Bridge into Virginia.

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