C-4 (Cercanías Madrid)

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C-4
Nuevos Ministerios Cercanías anden 6 tren.jpg
A Civia train on a C-4 service towards in Nuevos Ministerios station in 2016.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini/
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemCercanías Madrid
Services

Madrid-Valencia railway
Madrid−Valencia de Alcántara railway
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Rolling stockCivia and 446 Series (occasionally) EMUs
History
Opened1981
Technical
Line length62.2 km (38.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3kV AC overhead line

The C-4 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Colmenar Viejo and AlcobendasSan Sebastián de los Reyes north of Madrid to Parla south of Madrid.[1] The C-4 shares tracks for part of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 through the city of Madrid. The line has been in operation since 1981.

Infrastructure[]

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid lines, the C-4 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-4 operates on a total line length of 62.2 kilometres (38.6 mi),[citation needed] which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 18 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from north to south:[2]

From To Railway line Route number
(PK 25.9) Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Madrid−Burgos 102
(PK 6.9) (PK 0.0) 104
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Villaverde Bajo (PK 7.2) Madrid-Valencia 300
Villaverde Bajo (PK 7.2) (PK 10.1) 500
(PK 10.1) (PK 24.6) 920


List of stations[]

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-4 in order from north 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.

# 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
Colmenar Viejo branch Alcobendas branch
# Colmenar Viejo Madrid-MetroZonaB3.svg
Tres Cantos Madrid-MetroZonaB2.svg
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
# Alcobendas
San Sebastián de los Reyes
Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
Alcobendas Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Chamartín#* C-1, C-2, C-3, 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 Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Nuevos Ministerios* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-7, C-8, C-10 Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Sol* C-3 Madrid Metro lines 1, 2 and 3 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Atocha* C-1, C-2, C-3, 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 Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Villaverde Bajo C-3 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Villaverde Alto* C-5 Madrid Metro line 3 Madrid Madrid-MetroZonaA.svg
Getafe Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
* Madrid Metro line 12 at Getafe Central station Getafe Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
Getafe Madrid-MetroZonaB1.svg
#* Parla Tram Parla Madrid-MetroZonaB2.svg

References[]

  1. ^ "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. ^ "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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