C-4 (Cercanías Madrid)

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.

C-4
A Civia train on a C-4 service towards Colmenar Viejo in Nuevos Ministerios station in 2016.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemCercanías Madrid
ServicesMadrid-Burgos railway
Cantoblanco-Alcobendas railway
Madrid-Valencia railway
Madrid−Valencia de Alcántara railway
Móstoles-Parla railway
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Rolling stockCivia and 446 Series (occasionally) EMUs
History
Opened1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Technical
Line length62.2 km (38.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3kV DC overhead line

Infrastructure

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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 3000 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
Colmenar Viejo (PK 25.9) Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Madrid−Burgos 102
Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes (PK 6.9) Cantoblanco Universidad (PK 0.0) Cantoblanco-Alcobendas 104
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Villaverde Bajo (PK 7.2) Madrid-Valencia 300
Villaverde Bajo (PK 7.2) Villaverde Alto (PK 10.1) Madrid-Valencia de Alcántara 500
Villaverde Alto (PK 10.1) Parla (PK 24.6) Móstoles-Parla 920

List of stations

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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# Colmenar Viejo  
Tres Cantos Tres Cantos  
El Goloso Madrid  
Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes# Alcobendas
San Sebastián de los Reyes
 
Valdelasfuentes Alcobendas  
Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid  
Cantoblanco Universidad Madrid  
Fuencarral Madrid  
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  
Nuevos Ministerios* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-7, C-8, C-10 Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 Madrid  
Sol* C-3 Madrid Metro lines 1, 2 and 3 Madrid  
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  
Villaverde Bajo C-3 Madrid  
Villaverde Alto* C-5 Madrid Metro line 3 Madrid  
Las Margaritas Universidad Getafe  
Getafe Centro* Madrid Metro line 12 at Getafe Central station Getafe  
Getafe Sector 3 Getafe  
Parla#* Parla Tram Parla  

References

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  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.