The commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas are called ''Cercanías'' () in most of Spain, ''Rodalia'' () in the Valencian Community, ''Aldiriak'' () in the

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and ''Rodalies'' () in Catalonia. There are twelve ''Cercanías'' systems in and around the cities of Asturias, Bilbao, Cádiz, Catalonia, Madrid,

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, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza. They are linked to Metro systems in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia. The Cercanías division of Renfe was created in 1989 on the advice of engineer and transit planner

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( es; 1949–2016), as part of a major effort to massively increase ridership, frequencies and hence attractiveness of commuter rail systems in Spain. ''Cercanías'' systems are gradually in the process of being transferred to the regional autonomous governments; the first such system to be transferred was the management of the former Cercanías Barcelona/Rodalia Barcelona to the Government of Catalonia and renaming to " Rodalies de Catalunya" in 2010. The Madrid ''Cercanías'' network was the target of the

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List of ''Cercanías'' / ''Rodalies'' / ''Rodalia'' / ''Aldiriak'' systems

Rolling stock

The Cercanías services use the following rolling stock. In 2021, Renfe announced the purchase of 59 Stadler KISS trainsets to complement the fleet.

References

External links

RENFE Cercanías website

See also Cercanías on Ferropedia
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