Cercanías Madrid
Commuter rail service serving Madrid, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of Renfe, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. Its total length is 370 km.
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Cercanías Madrid | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Adif |
Locale | Community of Madrid, parts of Segovia Province and Guadalajara Province |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 10 |
Number of stations | 90 |
Daily ridership | 880,000 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1975; 49 years ago (1975)[1] (First section opened in 1851; 173 years ago (1851)) |
Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
Number of vehicles | Class 442, 446, 447, 450, Civia |
Headway | 3-4 minutes (central segment) |
Technical | |
System length | 370 km (230 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge (line C-9) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge (all other lines) |
Top speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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