The C-1 is a rail service of
Cercanías Madrid commuter rail
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network, operated by
Renfe Operadora. It runs from
Príncipe Pío station in western
Madrid
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to
Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal 4, through the city center of Madrid. The C-1 shares tracks for the majority of its length with services and (thus of which serving as a complementary line) while it also shares large parts with , and . The service has existed in its current form since 2011, when it opened.
Infrastructure
Like the rest of
Cercanías Madrid services, the C-1 runs on the
Iberian gauge
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mainline railway system, which is owned by
Adif, an agency of the
Spanish government
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. All of the railway lines carrying Rodalies de Catalunya services are electrified at 3,000
volt
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Defin ...
s (V)
direct current
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(DC) using
overhead line
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* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
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s. The C-1 operates on a total length of , which is entirely
double-track
A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.
Overview
In the earliest days of railways in the United Kingdom, most li ...
. The trains on the line call at up to 11
stations, using the following
railway line
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s, in order from north to south:
List of stations
The following table lists the name of each station served by C-1 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-1 trains; the transfers to other
Cercanías Madrid lines; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Madrid Metro fare zone system.
References
{{Cercanías Madrid
Cercanías Madrid