R4 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

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R4
	A -bound Civia train on a R4 limited service as it passes through the disused , in 2014.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Barcelona metropolitan area
First service	1989
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Ridership	105,935 (2008)
Annual ridership	29.4 million (2008)
Route
Start
Stops	40
End
Distance travelled	143 km (89 mi)
Average journey time	56 min–2 h 39 min
Service frequency	Every 8 min–1 h
Line(s) used	; ;
Technical
Rolling stock	Civia and 447 Series EMUs
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3,000 V DC overhead lines
Track owner(s)	Adif
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The R4 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the northern limits of the province of Tarragona to Barcelona, passing through the inland Alt Penedès region. The line then continues towards central Catalonia, describing a U-shaped route through the Barcelona area. According to 2008 data, the line's average weekday ridership is 105,935, the highest on any line of the Barcelona commuter rail service after the R2.^[1]

R4 trains use the Meridiana Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service lines R1, R3 and R7, as well as Girona commuter rail service line RG1 and regional rail line , calling at Sants, Plaça de Catalunya and Arc de Triomf stations.^[2] South of Barcelona, they operate on the , using as their southernmost terminus, north of Barcelona they operate on the , with no services terminating north of .

Together with lines R1, R2 and R3, the R4 (then simply numbered line 4) started services in 1989 as one of the first lines of the Cercanías commuter rail system for Barcelona, known as Rodalies Barcelona.^[3] In 1995, the branch line to opened for passenger service and was incorporated as part of line R4.^[4] With the creation of Barcelona commuter rail service line R7 in 2005, the branch line was transferred to the R7.^[5] In the long-term future, it is projected that the route of the R4 south of Barcelona will be transferred to the R2, and all its services will terminate at Barcelona–El Prat Airport.^[6]

List of stations[]

The following table lists the name of each station served by line R4 in order from south to north; the station's service pattern offered by R4 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.^[7]^[8]

#	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	Rodalies de Catalunya transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	Fare zone
Station	Service	Rodalies de Catalunya transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	ATM AdB	Rod
#	●	R2 Sud, , , , R16, RT2	—	El Vendrell	6A	6
	●	RT2	—	El Vendrell	6A	6
	●	RT2	—	L'Arboç	5B	6
	●	—	—	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	4B	5
#	●	—	—	Vilafranca del Penedès	4B	5
	○	—	—	La Granada	4B	5
	○	—	—	Subirats	3B	4
	●	—	—	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	3B	4
*	●	—	Gelida Funicular	Gelida	3B	4
#*	●	R8	Baix Llobregat Metro and other commuter rail services	Martorell	3B	3
	●	R8	—	Castellbisbal	2B	3a
	●	—	—	El Papiol	2B	2
	●	R1	—	Molins de Rei	2B	2
	●	R1	—	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	1	2
	●	R1	—	Sant Joan Despí	1	1
Cornellà*	●	R1	Barcelona Metro line 5 Trambaix light rail services	Cornellà de Llobregat	1	1
#*	●	R1, R3, , RG1	Barcelona Metro line 1 at Rambla Just Oliveras station	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	1	1
Barcelona Sants*	●	R1, R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R3, R11, , , , , R16, RG1	Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services TGV high-speed rail services Barcelona Metro lines 3 and 5 at Sants Estació station National and international coach services	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya*	●	R1, R3, , RG1	Barcelona Metro lines 1, 3, 6 and 7 Vallès Metro commuter rail services	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Arc de Triomf*	●	R1, R3, , RG1	Barcelona Metro line 1 National and international coach services at Estació del Nord	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona La Sagrera-Meridiana*	●	R3,	Barcelona Metro lines 1, 5 and 9/10 (L9 Nord/L10)	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal*	●	R3, R7,	Barcelona Metro line 1 at Fabra i Puig station National coach services	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Torre del Baró*	●	R3, R7,	Barcelona Metro line 11 at Torre Baró – Vallbona station	Barcelona	1	1
	●	R3, R7,	—	Montcada i Reixac	1	1
	●	R7,	—	Montcada i Reixac	1	1
	●	R7,	—	Montcada i Reixac	1	1
	●	R7,	—	Cerdanyola del Vallès	2C	2
	●		—	Barberà del Vallès	2C	2
	●		—	Sabadell	2C	3
	●		—	Sabadell	2C	3
	●		—	Sabadell	2C	3
	●		—	Terrassa	3C	4
#*	●		Vallès Metro commuter rail services	Terrassa	3C	4
	○	—	—	Viladecavalls	3C	4
	○	—	—	Viladecavalls	3C	4
	○	—	—	Vacarisses	4E	4
	○	—	—	Vacarisses	4E	5
	○	—	—	Castellbell i el Vilar	5E	5
	●		—	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	5E	5
#	●		—	Manresa	6D	6

2018 and 2019 derailments[]

On 20 November 2018, a train on this line derailed due to a landslide between the Vacarisses and stations, causing one death and 49 injuries.^[9]^[10] Another derailment occurred on 8 February 2019 between Sant Vicenç de Castellet and Manresa, killing the driver and injuring several other people.^[11]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Línia R4" [Line R4]. Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Xarxa Rodalies de Catalunya" [Rodalies de Catalunya System] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ Julià Sort (2013), p. 69–71
^ De Orovio, Ignacio (3 October 1995). "La Autònoma estrena estación de Renfe con disgusto de los estudiantes por las tarifas" [The new Renfe station serving the Autonomous University is opened with the students' disappointment on fares] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Cerdanyola del Vallès. p. 33. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ Arenós, Paloma (17 May 2005). "El tren deseado" [The wished train] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Sant Cugat del Vallès. Vivir section (p. 1). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ Julià Sort (2013), p. 144–145
^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ "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.
^ "One dead and some 50 injured after train derails in central Catalonia". Catalan News. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ "Catalonia train crash: one dead in landslide derailment". The Guardian. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ "One dead and several injured as train derails in central Catalonia". Catalan News. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Bibliography[]

Julià Sort, Jordi (October 2013). Sagrera i la xarxa ferroviària de Barcelona [Sagrera and Barcelona's railway system] (in Catalan). Barcelona: Viena Edicions. ISBN 978-84-8330-740-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

External links[]

Rodalies de Catalunya official website
Schedule for the R4 (PDF format)
R4 Rodalies (rod4cat) on Twitter. Official Twitter account by Rodalies de Catalunya for the R4 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
Geographic data related to R4 at OpenStreetMap
R4 (rodalia 4) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R4 by its users.
Information about the R4 at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)

[R4-1] "Línia R4" [Line R4]. Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[rdcsystem-2] "Xarxa Rodalies de Catalunya" [Rodalies de Catalunya System] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[FOOTNOTEJulià_Sort201369–71-3] Julià Sort (2013), p. 69–71

[4] De Orovio, Ignacio (3 October 1995). "La Autònoma estrena estación de Renfe con disgusto de los estudiantes por las tarifas" [The new Renfe station serving the Autonomous University is opened with the students' disappointment on fares] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Cerdanyola del Vallès. p. 33. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[5] Arenós, Paloma (17 May 2005). "El tren deseado" [The wished train] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Sant Cugat del Vallès. Vivir section (p. 1). Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[6] Julià Sort (2013), p. 144–145

[7] Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[8] "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.

[9] "One dead and some 50 injured after train derails in central Catalonia". Catalan News. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[10] "Catalonia train crash: one dead in landslide derailment". The Guardian. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[11] "One dead and several injured as train derails in central Catalonia". Catalan News. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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