C-5a (Cercanías Asturias)
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| C-5a | |
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 A Renfe 3600 Series train on C-5a line going through El Berrón. | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Commuter rail |
| System | Cercanías Asturias |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Asturias, Spain |
| Current operator | Renfe Operadora |
| Route | |
| Termini | Gijón Oviedo |
| Stops | 6 |
| Lines used | Gijón−Laviana railway line Oviedo−Infiesto railway line |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | yes 1500kV AC overhead line |
| Track owner | Adif |
The C-5a line is a rail service of Cercanías Asturias commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. Its termini are Gijón and Oviedo stations.
This line was born in 2008 when the defunct FEVE inaugurated a direct service that connected Oviedo and Gijón in 30 minutes without any intermediate stops.[1][2] Since 2010, this service also stops at Noreña, El Berrón, Colloto/Cualloto and Parque Principado stations.[3] In 2011, the old el Humedal Station was demolished and the train service was reallocated to a provisional station until an intermodal station is built in the future.[4][5] Following the integration of Feve into Renfe Feve in 2012 (renamed as Renfe Cercanías AM in 2021), due to the lack of investment, infrastructure has been deteriorating and the poor conditions of the rolling stock have repeatedly caused service cancellations in the past. years.[6][7] This unreliability has also caused a dramastic reduction in the number of daily passengers.[8][9]
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