C-3 (Cercanías Madrid)

C-3
A Class 447 train on a C-3 service near El Casar in June 2013.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Locale	Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini
Stations	24
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Cercanías Madrid
Services	Madrid-Hendaye railway Madrid-Valencia railway
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Rolling stock	Civia 446 Series and 447 Series EMUs
History
Opened	1980
Technical
Line length	106.5 km (66.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3kV AC overhead line

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.^[1][2] 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 2001.

List of stations[]

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-3 in order from northwest to south; the station's service pattern offered by C-3 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
	C-3	C-3a	CIVIS
#*		●		—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	Santa María de la Alameda
		●		—	—	Robledo de Chavela
		●		—	—	Robledo de Chavela
#*		●		—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	El Escorial
		●		—	—	El Escorial
		●		—	—	Galapagar
*		●		C-8, C-10	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services National and international coach services	Collado Villalba
		●		C-8, C-10	—	Galapagar
		●		C-8, C-10	—	Torrelodones
		●		C-8, C-10	—	Las Rozas de Madrid
		●		C-8, C-10	—	Las Rozas de Madrid
Pitis*		●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 7	Madrid
*		●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 9	Madrid
		●		C-7, C-8	—	Madrid
Chamartín#*	●	●	●	C-1, C-2, C-4, C-7, C-8	Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services Madrid Metro lines 1 and 10 National and international coach services	Madrid
Nuevos Ministerios*	●	●	●	C-1, C-2, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10	Madrid
Sol*	●	●	●	C-4	Madrid Metro lines 1, 2 and 3	Madrid
Atocha*	●	●	●	C-1, C-2, 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
Villaverde Bajo	●	●		C-4	—	Madrid
	●	●		—	—	Madrid
	●	●		—	—	Madrid
El Casar*	●	●	●	—	Madrid Metro line 12	Getafe
	●	●		—	—	Getafe
	●	●	●	—	—	Pinto
	●	●	●	—	—	Valdemoro
	●	●	●	—	—	Ciempozuelos
#*	●	●	●	—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services National and international coach services	Aranjuez

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