C-7 (Cercanías Madrid)

The C-7 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Alcalá de Henares to Fuente de la Mora. It's composed of two sections: the western side is a loop around Madrid and its western suburbs, ending at Fuente de la Mora station, while the eastern side (from Atocha) runs to Alcalá de Henares.^[1][2]

C-7
A 450 Series train on a C-7 service towards Alcalá de Henares at Príncipe Pío station in 2017.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Locale	Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini	Príncipe Pío Alcalá de Henares
Stations	24
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Cercanías Madrid
Services	Madrid-Príncipe Pío-Pinar railway Madrid-Hendaye railway Madrid-Barcelona railway
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Rolling stock	Civia, 446 Series, 447 Series and 450 Series EMUs
History
Opened	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Technical
Line length	71.6 km (44.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3kV AC overhead line
Route map Legend 0,0 Alcalà d'Henares 2,43 La Garena Soto del Henares 10,54 Torrejón de Ardoz riu Jarama 15,14 San Fernando 18,44 Coslada Central 22,24 Vicálvaro 24,31 Santa Eugenia 25,73 Vallecas 28,42 El Pozo 29,53 Asamblea de Madrid - Entrevías 33,24 Atocha túnel de la risa 35,28 Recoletos 37,88 Nuevos Ministerios túnel de la risa 41,14 Chamartín 43,54 Ramón y Cajal Mirasierra en projecte 47,34 Pitis riu Manzanares 56,33 El Tejar 60,0 Las Rozas Majadahonda El Barrial-Centro Comercial Pozuelo 69,02 Pozuelo 70,37 Aravaca riu Manzanares 80,45 Príncipe Pío 82,57 Piràmides 84,45 Delicias 85,77 Méndez Álvaro 87,35 Atocha túnel de la risa 89,39 Recoletos 91,99 Nuevos Ministerios túnel de la risa 95,25 Chamartín

Infrastructure

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid lines, the C-7 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. All of the railway lines carrying Rodalies de Catalunya services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-7 operates on a total line length of 71.6 kilometres (44.5 mi),^{[citation needed]} which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 24 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:^[3]

From	To	Railway line	Route number
Príncipe Pío (PK 0.0)	Pinar Junction (before Pinar station) (PK 18.8)	Madrid-Príncipe Pío-Pinar	910
Pinar Junction (before Pinar station) (PK 18.8)	Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0)	Madrid−Hendaye	100
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)	Alcalá de Henares (PK 33.5)	Madrid-Barcelona	200

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-7 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-10 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
Príncipe Pío #*	●	C-1, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 10 and Ramal National coach services	Madrid
Aravaca*	●	C-10	Madrid Metro Ligero line ML-2 at Estación de Aravaca station	Madrid
Pozuelo	●	C-10	—	Pozuelo de Alarcón
El Barrial-Centro Comercial Pozuelo	●	C-10	—	Madrid
Las Rozas	●	C-10	—	Las Rozas de Madrid
Pitis*	●	C-3a, C-8	Madrid Metro line 7	Madrid
Mirasierra-Paco de Lucía*	●	C-3a, C-8	Madrid Metro line 9	Madrid
Ramón y Cajal	●	C-3a, C-8	—	Madrid
Chamartín*	●	C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-8, C-10	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-3, C-3a, C-4, C-8, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10	Madrid
Recoletos	●	C-1, C-2, C-8, C-10	—	Madrid
Atocha*	●	C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, 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
Asamblea de Madrid-Entrevías	●	C-2, C-8	—	Madrid
El Pozo	●	C-2, C-8	—	Madrid
Vallecas*	●	C-2, C-8	Madrid Metro line 1 at Sierra de Guadalupe station	Madrid
Santa Eugenia	●	C-2, C-8	—	Madrid
Vicálvaro*	●	C-2, C-8	Madrid Metro line 9 at Puerta de Arganda station	Madrid
Coslada*	●	C-2, C-8	Madrid Metro line 7 at Coslada Central station	Coslada
San Fernando de Henares	●	C-2, C-8	—	Coslada
Torrejón de Ardoz	●	C-2, C-8	—	Torrejón de Ardoz
Soto del Henares	●	C-2, C-8	—	Torrejón de Ardoz
La Garena	●	C-2, C-8	—	Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares#*	●	C-2, C-8	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	Alcalá de Henares

References

1. "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "Línea C7. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Alcalá de Henares – Atocha – Chamartín – Príncipe Pío – Atocha – Chamartín – Fuente de la Mora". madrid.es. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
3. "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.