R4 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

Railway line in Barcelona, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The R4 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the northern limits of the province of Tarragona to Barcelona, passing through the inland Alt Penedès region. The line then continues towards central Catalonia, describing a U-shaped route through the Barcelona area. According to 2008 data, the line's average weekday ridership is 105,935, the highest on any line of the Barcelona commuter rail service after the R2.[1]

Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperational
First service1989 (1989)
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R4
A Manresa-bound Civia train on a R4 limited service as it passes through the disused Els Comtals railway station, in 2014.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperational
LocaleBarcelona metropolitan area
First service1989 (1989)
Current operatorRenfe Operadora
Ridership105,935 (2008)[1]
Annual ridership29.4 million (2008)[1]
Route
TerminiSant Vicenç de Calders
Manresa
Stops40
Distance travelled143 km (89 mi)[1]
Average journey time56 min–2 h 39 min
Service frequencyEvery 8 min–1 h
Lines used
  • Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona
  • Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca–Barcelona
Technical
Rolling stockCivia and 447 Series EMUs
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3,000 V DC overhead lines
Track ownerAdif
Route map
Tarragona
direction to Valls
Sant Vicenç de Calders
end
direction to Calafell
El Vendrell
Zone 6
L'Arboç
Zone 5
Els Monjos
Vilafranca del Penedès
Vilafranca-TAV
AVE
La Granada
Zone 4
Lavern-Subirats
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
AVE
Gelida
Martorell
Central
Zone 3
Castellbisbal
direction to Rubí
AVE
El Papiol
Molins de Rei
Zone 2
Sant Feliu de Llobregat
Zone 1
Sant Joan Despí
(new branch to Castelldefels)
Cornellà Centre
Sant Ildefons (closed)
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
direction to Bellvitge
Torrassa
(proposed station)
AVE direction to Camp de Tarragona
Barcelona Sants AVE
AVE Provença street tunnel
direction to Passeig de Gràcia
Plaça Catalunya
Arc de Triomf
connection with Barcelona
França (Marina branch)
direction to el Clot - Aragó
AVE Sagrera-TAV - Sants (Provença st. tunnel)
Sagrera-Meridiana
(new station)
Sant Andreu Arenal
Torre Baró
Aigües branch (connection
with Sant Andreu Comtal)
Montcada Bifurcació
Montcada Tunnel (planned)
Montcada i Reixac - Manresa
Montcada i Reixac - Santa Maria
Zone 1
direction to Montcada-Ripollet
Cerdanyola del Vallès
Zone 2
direction to Cerdanyola-Universitat
Barberà del Vallès
Sabadell Sud
Sabadell Centre
Sabadell Nord
Castellarnau (closed)
Torrebonica (closed)
Terrassa Est
Zone 3
Terrassa
Nord
Sant Miquel de Gonteres
- Viladecavalls
Viladecavalls
Vacarisses-Torreblanca
Zone 4
Vacarisses
Castellbell i el Vilar
Sant Vicenç de Castellet
Zone 5
Castellgalí (closed)
Els Comtals (closed)
Manresa
Zone 6
end
direction to Lleida-Pirineus
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R4 trains use the Meridiana Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service lines R1, R3 and R7, as well as Girona commuter rail service line RG1 and regional rail line R12, calling at Sants, Plaça de Catalunya and Arc de Triomf stations.[2] South of Barcelona, they operate on the Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca del Penedès–Barcelona railway, using Sant Vicenç de Calders as their southernmost terminus, north of Barcelona they operate on the Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway, with no services terminating north of Manresa.

Together with lines R1, R2 and R3, the R4 (then simply numbered line 4) started services in 1989 as one of the first lines of the Cercanías commuter rail system for Barcelona, known as Rodalies Barcelona.[3] In 1995, the branch line to Cerdanyola Universitat railway station opened for passenger service and was incorporated as part of line R4.[4] With the creation of Barcelona commuter rail service line R7 in 2005, the branch line was transferred to the R7.[5] In the long-term future, it is projected that the route of the R4 south of Barcelona will be transferred to the R2, and all its services will terminate at Barcelona–El Prat Airport.[6]

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line R4 in order from south to north; the station's service pattern offered by R4 trains; the transfers to other Rodalies de Catalunya lines, including both commuter and regional rail 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 Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM Àrea de Barcelona) fare-integrated public transport system and Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines.[7][8]

# 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
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Station Service Rodalies de Catalunya transfers Other transfers Municipality Fare zone
ATM AdB Rod
Sant Vicenç de Calders# R2 Sud, R13, R14, R15, R16, RT2El Vendrell6A6
El Vendrell RT2El Vendrell6A6
L'Arboç RT2L'Arboç5B6
Els Monjos Santa Margarida i els Monjos4B5
Vilafranca del Penedès# Vilafranca del Penedès4B5
La Granada La Granada4B5
Lavern-Subirats Subirats3B4
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Sant Sadurní d'Anoia3B4
Gelida* Gelida FunicularGelida3B4
Martorell#* R8Baix Llobregat Metro and other commuter rail servicesMartorell3B3
Castellbisbal R8Castellbisbal2B3a
El Papiol El Papiol2B2
Molins de Rei R1Molins de Rei2B2
Sant Feliu de Llobregat R1Sant Feliu de Llobregat12
Sant Joan Despí R1Sant Joan Despí11
Cornellà* R1Barcelona Metro line 5
Trambaix light rail services
Cornellà de Llobregat11
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat#* R1, R3, R12, RG1Barcelona Metro line 1 at Rambla Just Oliveras stationL'Hospitalet de Llobregat11
Barcelona Sants* R1, R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R3, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, RG1Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services
TGV high-speed rail services
Barcelona Metro lines 3 and 5 at Sants Estació station
National and international coach services
Barcelona11
Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya* R1, R3, R12, RG1Barcelona Metro lines 1, 3, 6 and 7
Vallès Metro commuter rail services
Barcelona11
Barcelona Arc de Triomf* R1, R3, R12, RG1Barcelona Metro line 1
National and international coach services at Estació del Nord
Barcelona11
Barcelona La Sagrera-Meridiana* R3, R12Barcelona Metro lines 1, 5 and 9/10 (L9 Nord/L10)Barcelona11
Barcelona Sant Andreu Arenal* R3, R7, R12Barcelona Metro line 1 at Fabra i Puig station
National coach services
Barcelona11
Barcelona Torre del Baró* R3, R7, R12Barcelona Metro line 11 at Torre Baró – Vallbona stationBarcelona11
Montcada Bifurcació R3, R7, R12Montcada i Reixac11
Montcada i Reixac-Manresa R7, R12Montcada i Reixac11
Montcada i Reixac-Santa Maria R7, R12Montcada i Reixac11
Cerdanyola del Vallès R7, R12Cerdanyola del Vallès2C2
Barberà del Vallès R12Barberà del Vallès2C2
Sabadell Sud R12Sabadell2C3
Sabadell Centre R12Sabadell2C3
Sabadell Nord R12Sabadell2C3
Terrassa Est R12Terrassa3C4
Terrassa#* R12Vallès Metro commuter rail servicesTerrassa3C4
Sant Miquel de Gonteres-Viladecavalls Viladecavalls3C4
Viladecavalls Viladecavalls3C4
Vacarisses-Torreblanca Vacarisses4E4
Vacarisses Vacarisses4E5
Castellbell i el Vilar-Monistrol de Montserrat Castellbell i el Vilar5E5
Sant Vicenç de Castellet R12Sant Vicenç de Castellet5E5
Manresa# R12Manresa6D6
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Incidents

On 20 November 2018, a train on this line derailed due to a landslide between the Vacarisses and Vacarisses Torreblanca stations, causing one death and 49 injuries.[9][10] Another derailment occurred on 8 February 2019 between Sant Vicenç de Castellet and Manresa, killing the driver and injuring several other people.[11]

A train on line R4 crashed into a failed retaining wall on 20 January 2026 near Gelida, killing the train driver and injuring 37 passengers. The incident in Gelida occurred days after a separate crash involving two high-speed trains in the province of Córdoba.[12]

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