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C-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | 23 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | Renfe Operadora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Príncipe Pío Aeropuerto T4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 23.6 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+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 3kV AC overhead line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Adif | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
From | To | Railway line | Route number |
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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 |
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 |
Station | Service | Cercanías Madrid transfers | Other transfers | Municipality | Fare zone |
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Príncipe Pío#* | ● | C-7, C-10 | Madrid Metro lines 6, 10 and Ramal National coach services | Madrid | ![]() |
Pirámides* | ● | C-10 | Madrid Metro line 5 | Madrid | ![]() |
Delicias | ● | C-10 | — | Madrid | ![]() |
Méndez Álvaro* | ● | C-5, C-10 | Madrid Metro line 6 | Madrid | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Recoletos | ● | C-2, C-7, C-8, C-10 | — | Madrid | ![]() |
Nuevos Ministerios* | ● | C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10 | Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 | Madrid | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Fuente de la Mora* | ● | C-2, C-10 | Madrid Metro Ligero line ML-1 | Madrid | ![]() |
Valdebebas | ● | C-10 | — | Madrid | ![]() |
Aeropuerto T4#* | ● | C-10 | Madrid Metro line 8 | Madrid | ![]() |
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