The C-2 is a rail service of the

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network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from

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to Chamartín.

Infrastructure

Like the rest of

services, the C-2 runs on the

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mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the

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. The C-2 operates on a total length of , which is entirely

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. The trains of the C-2 service call at up to 19

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, using the following

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s, in order from west to east:

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by the C-2 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-8 trains; the transfers to other

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 Madrid Metro fare zone system.

References

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