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C-3 (Cercanías Madrid)
Commuter rail line of Cercanías Madrid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The C-3 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from El Escorial northwest of Madrid to Aranjuez south of Madrid.[1][2] The C-3 shares tracks for half of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-8 while it also shares significant parts with lines C-4, and C-7. The line has been in operation since 1980, with its current incarnation in operation since 22 September 2011.
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Adif |
Locale | Community of Madrid, Spain |
Termini |
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Stations | 24 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
System | Cercanías Madrid |
Services | Madrid-Hendaye railway Madrid-Valencia railway |
Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
Rolling stock | Civia 446 Series and 447 Series EMUs |
History | |
Opened | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
Technical | |
Line length | 106.5 km (66.2 mi) |
Number of tracks | Double |
Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
Electrification | 3kV AC overhead line |
On 5 November 2018, the C-3a service was introduced as a separation of former extended C-3 services terminating at either El Escorial 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 Pinto to Parque Warner Madrid and San Martín de la Vega, which operated between 2002 and 2012.