The C-3 is a line and rail service of

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network, operated by

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. It runs from

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northwest of

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south of Madrid. The C-3 shares tracks for half of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line while it also shares significant parts with lines , and . The line has been in operation since 1980, with its current incarnation in operation since 22 September 2011. On 5 November 2018, the C-3a service was introduced as a separation of former extended C-3 services terminating at either

or Santa María de la Alameda. The C-3a designation was formerly used for the now-closed Pinto–San Martín de la Vega branch line ( es:Línea Pinto-San Martín de la Vega) branching off from

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and

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, which operated between 2002 and 2012.

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-3 in order from northwest to south; the station's service pattern offered by C-3 trains; the transfers to other

lines; 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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