Cercanías Zaragoza

Cercanias Zaragoza
Overview
Locale	Zaragoza, Utebo, Casetas
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	1+1 Proposed [1]
Number of stations	6
Annual ridership	295.000 [2]
Website	Cercanías Zaragoza
Operation
Began operation	11 June 2008; 13 years ago (2008-06-11)
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Infrastructure manager(s)	Adif
Character	Traditional track structure
Number of vehicles	2 (+1 backup) [3]
Train length	3 cars
Headway	1 Hour
Technical
System length	16.6 km (10.3 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (Iberian gauge)
Electrification	3kV DC Catenary
Top speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

Cercanías Zaragoza is the name given to the Renfe operated commuter train service in and around the city of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain.

There is currently one line, running from Miraflores to Casetas. Trains run once an hour off-peak, with extra trains in the peaks. The second Cercanías line, along with extra stations on the original line, is in the process of being constructed.^[4]

Line C1[]

Line C1
Legend
Casetas Station Utebo Station Zaragoza-Delicias[ Zaragoza-Portillo Zaragoza-Goya

The line C1 goes from Casetas to Miraflores, making four stops including the main station Zaragoza Delicias. It is the only line in the system.

•  [es]: the first station of the line. Casetas is a suburban neighborhood of Zaragoza, located at about 10 km from the city. The neighborhood has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants.

Train arriving at Casetas station

•  [es]: one of the most used stations in the line. The station, despite being small, is located in the center of the town of Utebo, a commuter town independent of the city.

Utebo station

• Zaragoza-Delicias: the main railway station of the city, an important stop for long-distance and AVE (high-speed) trains. It is located in the most populated district of the city, Delicias.

Cercanías train bound for Miraflores station at Zaragoza-Delicias

• Zaragoza-Portillo: the second stop in the city. Once the biggest and most important station in the city, nowadays it is located underground and has ground access. Some national trains also stop in this station.
• Zaragoza-Goya: the second most important station in the city and the most used in this line. Located in the center of the city, has connection to the tram system, which makes it easier for tourists to move around. Since it is an underground station too, there is a modern-style ground access in one of the most important avenues in Zaragoza.
•  [es]: the last station of the line. It is located in the left side of the city, next to the Príncipe Felipe stadium.

Frequency[]

The trains in this line run once an hour, but in peak hour, from 7 to 9:30am and from 17:00 to 18:30 the trains run every 30 minutes, with one train added to the line. Since the Zaragoza-Goya station was opened, regional trains passengers can go to the line C1.

Statistics[]

Since 2012 the passenger number went up by 44%, specially because the Zaragoza-Goya station was opened and it has connections with the Zaragoza tram. That year, 343,000 people traveled one the line. The line has only 7.26% of occupancy, with the average being 23 passengers per train, being the least profitable city of the network.^[5]

Line C2[]

In 2017 the Aragonese government proposed a second line. It will go from the highway N-IIa to the Miguel Servet street and then it will branch to Compromiso de Caspe/c/Rodrigo Rebolledo and to the San Jose Avenue/Paseo del Canal. It will also be the tram line 2, a system like in Alicante.

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