C-1 (Cercanías Madrid)

C-1
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
Status	Operational
Locale	Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
First service	23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Route
Start	Príncipe Pío
Stops	11
End	Aeropuerto T4
Distance travelled	23.6 km
Line(s) used	Madrid–Barcelona 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
showRoute map Legend km 23.6 Aeropuerto T4 20.0 17.1 Fuente de la Mora 14.6 Chamartín Príncipe Pío 0.0 11.3 Nuevos Ministerios Pirámides 2.1 8.7 Recoletos Delicias 4.0 6.7 Atocha Méndez Álvaro 5.1 km This diagram: view

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]

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 Rodalies de Catalunya 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]

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.

Station	Service	Cercanías Madrid transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	Fare zone
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
	●	C-10	—	Madrid
Aeropuerto T4#*	●	C-10	Madrid Metro line 8	Madrid

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