Cercanías Sevilla | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Renfe Operadora |
Locale | Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 5 |
Number of stations | 37 |
Annual ridership | 7.807 million (2018) [1] |
Technical | |
System length | 251 km (156 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) |
Cercanias Sevilla is a commuter rail system operating in and around the Seville metropolitan area. Currently, it contains 5 separate lines, 251 kilometres of railway and 37 stations. [2]
The network consists of five lines and thirty-seven stations. The two busiest stations on the network in 2018 were Seville-Santa Justa and Seville-San Bernardo with 1.49 million passengers each, followed by Virgen del Rocío (751,000), Utrera (719,000) and Dos Hermanas (674,000). [1]
A branch line connection to Seville Airport is planned. [3]
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