The R17 is a line of

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's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from the

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area to

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, near the seaside resort of

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, passing through the

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and

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regions. R17 trains run primarily on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders and

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, using as their southernmost terminus, and as its northern one. They use the Aragó Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona suburban lines , and and regional rail lines , , , and , calling at

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and Passeig de Gràcia stations, while they continue to share tracks with Barcelona commuter rail service as far as , and with the Tarragona commuter rail service from Sant Vicenç de Calders to . R17 trains started operating on after the closure of a segment of the

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and the opening of an alternative route bypassing that segment, affecting trains running through that segment. The , which had previously run on that segment between

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and , was rerouted via the new bypass. The newly created R17 took over the former segment of line R16 between Tarragona and Port Aventura stations, where the old line stops operating.

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line R17 in order from south to north; the station's service pattern offered by R17 trains; the transfers to other

lines, including both commuter and

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services; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the

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in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the

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(ATM Àrea de Barcelona) fare-integrated public transport system and Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines.

References

External links

Rodalies de Catalunya official website

Schedule for the R17
(PDF format) * Official

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accounts by Rodalies de Catalunya for line
R17
with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan) * Geographic data related to at

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R17 (rodalia 17)
on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R17 by its users.

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