C-3 (Cercanías Madrid)

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.

C-3
A Class 447 train on a C-3 service near El Casar in June 2013.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Locale	Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini	El Escorial Aranjuez
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.

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-3 in order from northwest to south; the station's service pattern offered by C-3 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
	C-3	C-3a	CIVIS
Santa María de la Alameda#*		○		—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	Santa María de la Alameda
Robledo de Chavela		○		—	—	Robledo de Chavela
Zarzalejo		○		—	—	Robledo de Chavela
El Escorial#*		●		—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	El Escorial
Las Zorreras		●		—	—	El Escorial
San Yago		●		—	—	Galapagar
Villalba*		●		C-8, C-10	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services National and international coach services	Collado Villalba
Galapagar-La Navata		●		C-8, C-10	—	Galapagar
Torrelodones		●		C-8, C-10	—	Torrelodones
Las Matas		●		C-8, C-10	—	Las Rozas de Madrid
Pinar		●		C-8, C-10	—	Las Rozas de Madrid
Pitis*		●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 7	Madrid
Mirasierra-Paco de Lucía*		●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 9	Madrid
Ramón y Cajal		●		C-7, C-8	—	Madrid
Chamartín#*	●	●	●	C-1, C-2, C-4, C-7, C-8	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-4, C-7, C-8, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10	Madrid
Sol*	●	●	●	C-4	Madrid Metro lines 1, 2 and 3	Madrid
Atocha*	●	●	●	C-1, C-2, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-8, 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
Villaverde Bajo	●	●		C-4	—	Madrid
San Cristóbal de Los Ángeles	●	●		—	—	Madrid
San Cristóbal Industrial	●	●		—	—	Madrid
El Casar*	●	●	●	—	Madrid Metro line 12	Getafe
Getafe Industrial	●	●		—	—	Getafe
Pinto	●	●	●	—	—	Pinto
Valdemoro	●	●	●	—	—	Valdemoro
Ciempozuelos	●	●	●	—	—	Ciempozuelos
Aranjuez#*	●	●	●	—	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services National and international coach services	Aranjuez

References

1. "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "Línea C3. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Aranjuez - Atocha - Sol - Chamartín - El Escorial". madrid.es. Retrieved 25 November 2017.