C-2 (Cercanías Madrid)
Spanish commuter rail service
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The C-2 is a rail service of the Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Guadalajara to Chamartín.[1][2]
| C-2 | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Adif |
| Locale | Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 19 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Cercanías Madrid |
| Services | Madrid-Barcelona railway Madrid-San Fernando de Henares railway |
| Operator | Renfe Operadora |
| Rolling stock | 446 Series and 450 Series EMUs |
| History | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
| Electrification | 3kV AC overhead line |
Infrastructure
Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid services, the C-2 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. The C-2 operates on a total length of 65.8 kilometres (40.9 mi),[citation needed] which is entirely double-track. The trains of the C-2 service call at up to 19 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:[3]
| From | To | Railway line | Line number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0) | San Fernando de Henares (PK 15.9) | Madrid–Barcelona | 200 |
| 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
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 Cercanías Madrid services; 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 |
