C-1 (Cercanías Madrid)

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
C-1
Cercanias C1.svg
Madrid - Estacion de Principe Pio (7357434358).jpg
A Civia train on a C-1 service awaiting departure towards Aeropuerto T4 at Príncipe Pío terminal station in 2012.
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
System Cercanías Madrid
StatusOperational
Locale Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
First service23 September 2011;11 years ago (2011-09-23)
Current operator(s) Renfe Operadora
Route
Termini Príncipe Pío
Aeropuerto T4
Stops11
Distance travelled23.6 km
Line(s) used Madrid Príncipe Pío–Pinar railway
Madrid–Barcelona railway
Madrid–Barajas Airport railway
Technical
Rolling stock Civia EMUs
Track gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification 3kV AC overhead line
Track owner(s) Adif

The C-1 is a rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Príncipe Pío station in western Madrid to Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal 4, through the city center of Madrid. [1] The C-1 shares tracks for the majority of its length with services C-7 and C-10 (thus of which serving as a complementary line) while it also shares large parts with C-2, and C-8. The service has existed in its current form since 2011, when it opened. [2]

Contents

Infrastructure

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid services, the C-1 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. All of the railway lines carrying Cercanias Madrid services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-1 operates on a total length of 23.6 kilometres (14.7 mi),[ citation needed ] which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 11 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from north to south: [3]

FromToRailway lineRoute number
Príncipe Pío (PK 0.1) Madrid Atocha (PK 7.4) Madrid-Príncipe Pío–Pinar 910
Madrid Atocha (PK 0.0) Madrid Chamartín (PK 7.0) Risa Tunnel 900
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Fuente de la Mora (PK 2.8) Madrid–Barcelona 200
Fuente de la Mora (PK 0.0) Aeropuerto T4 (PK 5.3) Madrid–Barajas Airport 908

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by C-1 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-1 trains; the transfers to other Cercanías Madrid lines; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the municipality in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Madrid Metro fare zone system.

# Terminal of a service
* Transfer station to other transport systems
#*Transfer station and terminal
Station served by all trains running through it
Limited service station
StationServiceCercanías Madrid transfersOther transfersMunicipalityFare zone
Príncipe Pío#* C-7, C-10 Madrid Metro lines 6, 10 and Ramal
National coach services
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Pirámides* C-10 Madrid Metro line 5 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Delicias C-10 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Méndez Álvaro* C-5, C-10 Madrid Metro line 6 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Atocha* C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-8, C-10 Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services
Madrid Metro line 1 at Atocha Renfe station
National and international coach services
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Recoletos C-2, C-7, C-8, C-10 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Nuevos Ministerios* C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10 Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Chamartín* C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10 Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services
Madrid Metro lines 1 and 10
National and international coach services
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Fuente de la Mora* C-2, C-10 Madrid Metro Ligero line ML-1 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Valdebebas C-10 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Aeropuerto T4#* C-10 Madrid Metro line 8 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaB2.svg

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfe Feve</span> Narrow gauge rail transport company of Spain

Renfe Feve is a division of state-owned Spanish railway company Renfe Operadora. It operates most of Spain's 1,250 km (777 mi) of 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway. This division of Renfe was previously a stand-alone company named FEVE. On 31 December 2012, the Spanish government simplified the organization of train companies merging Feve into Renfe and Adif. The rolling stock and the brand FEVE was transferred to Renfe and the infrastructures were transferred to Adif.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfe</span> Spanish state-owned rail transport company

Renfe, officially Renfe-Operadora, is the national passenger railway company of Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cercanías Madrid</span> Commuter rail service serving Madrid, Spain

Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of Renfe, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. Its total length is 370 km.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R1–RG1 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span> Part of Barcelonas commuter rail service

The R1 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the southern limits of the province of Girona, passing through the coastal Maresme region. Since 2014, some services have been extended further north towards Portbou, near the French border. These services are designated RG1 and are considered part of the Girona commuter rail service. The line had an annual ridership of 28 million in 2016, achieving an average weekday ridership of 102,214 according to 2008 data.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R2 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span>

The R2 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It is a major north–south axis in the Barcelona metropolitan area, running from the southern limits of the province of Girona to the northern limits of the province of Tarragona, via Barcelona. North of Barcelona, the line uses the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, running inland through the Vallès Oriental region. South of Barcelona, it uses the conventional Madrid–Barcelona railway, running along the coast through the Garraf region. The R2 had an annual ridership of 33.6 million in 2016, achieving an average weekday ridership of 125,948 according to 2008 data, which makes it the busiest line of the Barcelona commuter rail service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R3 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span>

The R3 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the French border town of Latour-de-Carol, passing through the Vallès Oriental, Osona and Ripollès regions. With a total line length of 165.9 kilometres (103.1 mi), it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, reaching the Pyrenees mountains. According to 2008 data, the line's average weekday ridership is 22,841.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R4 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span>

The R4 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the northern limits of the province of Tarragona to Barcelona, passing through the inland Alt Penedès region. The line then continues towards central Catalonia, describing a U-shaped route through the Barcelona area. According to 2008 data, the line's average weekday ridership is 105,935, the highest on any line of the Barcelona commuter rail service after the R2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R7 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span>

The R7 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It links Sant Andreu Arenal railway station in northern Barcelona with Cerdanyola Universitat railway station, which serves the Bellaterra campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The R7 shares tracks for most of its length with Barcelona commuter rail service lines R3 and R4, as well as regional rail line R12. According to 2010 data, the line's average weekday ridership is 8,140.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Airport T2 station</span> Subway station at Barcelona Airport

Airport T2 is both a Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail station and a Barcelona Metro station serving terminal complex T2 of Barcelona–El Prat Airport. They are located adjacent to the airport's terminal T2B, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, to the southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The Rodalies de Catalunya station is the southern terminus of the current rail link coming from El Prat de Llobregat railway station. It is operated by Renfe Operadora and is served by Barcelona commuter rail service line R2 Nord. The metro station is on the airport branch of Barcelona Metro line 9 (L9) and is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodalies de Catalunya</span>

Rodalies de Catalunya is the main commuter and regional rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It is administered by the Government of Catalonia and operated by the national rail operator Renfe Operadora. The system consists of 17 service lines chiefly centred in the Barcelona area, serving a total of 203 stations throughout Catalonia, with an average number of 1,000 trains running on it every day. In 2016, it had an annual ridership of 117 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cercanías Valencia</span>

Cercanías Valencia is the commuter rail service that serves Valencia, Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of RENFE, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. The network is owned by Adif, the national railway infrastructure company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-4 (Cercanías Madrid)</span>

The C-4 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Colmenar Viejo and Alcobendas – San Sebastián de los Reyes north of Madrid to Parla south of Madrid. The C-4 shares tracks for part of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 through the city of Madrid. The line has been in operation since 1981.

The C-2 is a rail service of the Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Guadalajara to Chamartín.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-3 (Cercanías Madrid)</span> Commuter rail line of Cercanías Madrid

The C-3 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from El Escorial northwest of Madrid to Aranjuez south of Madrid. The C-3 shares tracks for half of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-8 while it also shares significant parts with lines C-4, and C-7. The line has been in operation since 1980, with its current incarnation in operation since 22 September 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-5 (Cercanías Madrid)</span>

The C-5 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Móstoles El Soto to Humanes, passing through the cities of Móstoles, Alcorcón, Madrid, Leganés and Fuenlabrada. C-6 is merged to this line in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-7 (Cercanías Madrid)</span> Spanish commuter rail service

The C-7 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Alcalá de Henares to Fuente de la Mora. It's composed of two sections: the western side is a loop around Madrid and its western suburbs, ending at Fuente de la Mora station, while the eastern side runs to Alcalá de Henares.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-8 (Cercanías Madrid)</span> Commuter rail line of Cercanías Madrid

The C-8 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Cercedilla northwest of Madrid to Guadalajara railway station. The C-8 shares tracks for the majority its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 while it also shares significant parts with lines C-7, and C-10.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C-10 (Cercanías Madrid)</span>

The C-10 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Villalba northwest Madrid to Fuente de la Mora, through the city center of Madrid, while trains can continue onwards to Madrid Barajas Airport. The C-10 shares tracks for the majority of its length with Madrid commuter rail service lines C-3, C-7 and C-8 while it also shares parts with C-1, and C-2. The line has been in operation since 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bilbao rail network</span>

The Spanish city of Bilbao contains a dense urban rail network served by multiple operators, track gauges and types. It is one of a very small number of cities that have both narrow and broad gauge railways without any standard gauge railways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R11 (Rodalies de Catalunya)</span> Rail service

The R11 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the French border town of Cerbère, passing through the Vallès Oriental, Selva, Gironès and Alt Empordà regions. With a total line length of 172 kilometres (107 mi), it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, reaching the Pyrenees mountains.

References

  1. "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. SANTAEULALIA, INÉS (22 September 2011). "En Cercanías a la T-4". El Pais (in Spanish). Spain.
  3. "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations](PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.