RT1 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

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RT1
RT1 tarragona.svg
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
StatusOperational
Locale Tarragona and Reus
First service20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
Current operator(s) Renfe Operadora
Route
Termini Reus
Tarragona
Stops3
Distance travelled18.1 km (11.2 mi) [1]
Average journey time14 min
Service frequencyEvery 20 min-5 h
Line(s) used
Technical
Rolling stock Renfe Class 447 EMUs
Track gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification 3,000 V DC overhead lines
Track owner(s) Adif

The RT1 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Tarragona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It links Reus railway station in the city of Reus with Tarragona railway station, in the city center of Tarragona. The RT1 shares tracks for the entirety of its length with regional rail lines R14, R15 and R16, acting as a feeder line with additional services between these two areas. [2] RT1 services started operating in 2014, becoming the first commuter service to use the Tarragona-Lleida railway, originally designed to serve regional as well as inter-city rail.

Contents

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line RT1 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by RT2 trains; the transfers to other Rodalies de Catalunya lines, including both commuter and regional rail services; 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 Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM Àrea de Barcelona) fare-integrated public transport system and Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines. [3] [4]

# 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
StationServiceRodalies de Catalunya transfersOther transfersMunicipalityFare zone
ATM AdTRod
Reus# R14, R15 Reus 1
Vila-seca R14, R15, R16 Vila-seca 1
Tarragona#* R14, R15, R16, R17, RT2 Renfe Operadora-operated long-distance rail services Tarragona 1

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References

  1. "Línia RT1 Tarragona - Reus". www.trenscat.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Xarxa Rodalies de Catalunya" [Rodalies de Catalunya System](PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Servei de rodalia de Barcelona" [Barcelona commuter rail service](PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.