C-8 (Cercanías Madrid)

The C-8 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Cercedilla northwest of Madrid to Guadalajara railway station.[1][2] The C-8 shares tracks for the majority its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 while it also shares significant parts with lines C-7, and C-10.

C-8
A 446 Series train on a C-8 service towards Cercedilla pulling into Pitis station in 2013.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleCommunity of Madrid, Spain
Termini
Stations32
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemCercanías Madrid
ServicesVillalba-Segovia railway
Madrid-Hendaye railway
Madrid-Barcelona railway
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Rolling stock446 Series, 447 Series and 450 Series EMUs
History
Opened1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Technical
Line length135 km (84 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3kV AC overhead line

Infrastructure edit

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid lines, the C-8 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. All of the railway lines carrying Cercanías Madrid services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-8 operates on a total line length of 135 kilometres (84 mi),[citation needed] which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 32 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:[3]

From To Railway line Route number
Cercedilla (PK 19.7) Villalba (PK 0.0) Villalba-Segovia 110
Villalba (PK 37.8) Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Madrid−Hendaye 100
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) Madrid Atocha (PK 7.0) Risa Tunnel 900
Madrid Atocha (PK 0.0) San Fernando de Henares (PK 18.3) Madrid-San Fernando de Henares 930
San Fernando de Henares (PK 15.9) Guadalajara (PK 56.8) Madrid-Barcelona 200

List of stations edit

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-8 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-8 trains; the transfers to other Cercanías Madrid lines; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the municipality in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Madrid Metro fare zone system.

# Terminal of a service
* Transfer station to other transport systems
#* Transfer station and terminal
Station served by all trains running through it
Limited service station
Station Service Cercanías Madrid transfers Other transfers Municipality Fare zone
Cercedilla#* C-9 Renfe Operadora-operated rail services Cercedilla  
Los Molinos Los Molinos  
Collado Mediano Collado Mediano  
Alpedrete Alpedrete  
Los Negrales Alpedrete  
Villalba* C-3a, C-10 Renfe Operadora-operated rail services Collado Villalba  
Galapagar-La Navata C-3a, C-10 Galapagar  
Torrelodones C-3a, C-10 Torrelodones  
Las Matas C-3a, C-10 Las Rozas de Madrid  
Pinar C-3a, C-10 Las Rozas de Madrid  
Pitis* C-3a, C-7 Madrid Metro line 7 Madrid  
Mirasierra-Paco de Lucía* C-3a, C-7 Madrid Metro line 9 Madrid  
Ramón y Cajal C-3a, C-7 Madrid  
Chamartín* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-10 Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services
Madrid Metro lines 1 and 10
National and international coach services
Madrid  
Nuevos Ministerios* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-10 Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 Madrid  
Recoletos C-1, C-2, C-7, C-10 Madrid  
Atocha* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-10 Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services
Madrid Metro line 1 at Atocha Renfe station
National and international coach services
Madrid  
Asamblea de Madrid-Entrevías C-2, C-7 Madrid  
El Pozo C-2, C-7 Madrid  
Vallecas* C-2, C-7 Madrid Metro line 1 at Sierra de Guadalupe station Madrid  
Santa Eugenia C-2, C-7 Madrid  
Vicálvaro* C-2, C-7 Madrid Metro line 9 at Puerta de Arganda station Madrid  
Coslada* C-2, C-7 Madrid Metro line 7 at Coslada Central station Coslada  
San Fernando de Henares C-2, C-7 Coslada  
Torrejón de Ardoz C-2, C-7 Torrejón de Ardoz  
Soto del Henares C-2, C-7 Torrejón de Ardoz  
La Garena C-2, C-7 Alcalá de Henares  
Alcalá de Henares* C-2, C-7 Renfe Operadora-operated rail services Alcalá de Henares  
Alcalá de Henares Universidad C-2 Alcalá de Henares  
Meco C-2 Meco  
Azuqueca C-2 Azuqueca de Henares  
Guadalajara#* C-2 Renfe Operadora-operated rail services Guadalajara  

References edit

  1. ^ "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Línea C8. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Atocha - Chamartín - Villalba - Cercedilla". madrid.es. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.