C-8
A 446 Series train on a C-8 service towards Cercedilla pulling into Pitis station in 2013.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleCommunity of Madrid, Spain
Termini
Stations32
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemCercanías Madrid
ServicesVillalba-Segovia railway
Madrid-Hendaye railway
Madrid-Barcelona railway
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Rolling stock446 Series, 447 Series and 450 Series EMUs
History
Opened1989 (1989)
Technical
Line length135 km (84 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3kV AC overhead line

The C-8 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Cercedilla northwest of Madrid to Guadalajara railway station.[1][2] The C-8 shares tracks for the majority its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 while it also shares significant parts with lines C-7, and C-10.

Infrastructure

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid lines, the C-8 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 Cercanías Madrid services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-8 operates on a total line length of 135 kilometres (84 mi), which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 32 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:[3]

FromToRailway lineRoute number
Cercedilla (PK 19.7)Villalba (PK 0.0)Villalba-Segovia110
Villalba (PK 37.8)Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0)Madrid−Hendaye100
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0)Madrid Atocha (PK 7.0)Risa Tunnel900
Madrid Atocha (PK 0.0)San Fernando de Henares (PK 18.3)Madrid-San Fernando de Henares930
San Fernando de Henares (PK 15.9)Guadalajara (PK 56.8)Madrid-Barcelona200

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-8 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-8 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
Cercedilla#* C-9Renfe Operadora-operated rail servicesCercedilla
Los Molinos Los Molinos
Collado Mediano Collado Mediano
Alpedrete Alpedrete
Los Negrales Alpedrete
Villalba* C-3a, C-10Renfe Operadora-operated rail servicesCollado Villalba
Galapagar-La Navata C-3a, C-10Galapagar
Torrelodones C-3a, C-10Torrelodones
Las Matas C-3a, C-10Las Rozas de Madrid
Pinar C-3a, C-10Las Rozas de Madrid
Pitis* C-3a, C-7Madrid Metro line 7Madrid
Mirasierra-Paco de Lucía* C-3a, C-7Madrid Metro line 9Madrid
Ramón y Cajal C-3a, C-7Madrid
Chamartín* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-10Renfe 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-7, C-10Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10Madrid
Recoletos C-1, C-2, C-7, C-10Madrid
Atocha* C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-10Renfe 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-7Madrid
El Pozo C-2, C-7Madrid
Vallecas* C-2, C-7Madrid Metro line 1 at Sierra de Guadalupe stationMadrid
Santa Eugenia C-2, C-7Madrid
Vicálvaro* C-2, C-7Madrid Metro line 9 at Puerta de Arganda stationMadrid
Coslada* C-2, C-7Madrid Metro line 7 at Coslada Central stationCoslada
San Fernando de Henares C-2, C-7Coslada
Torrejón de Ardoz C-2, C-7Torrejón de Ardoz
Soto del Henares C-2, C-7Torrejón de Ardoz
La Garena C-2, C-7Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares* C-2, C-7Renfe Operadora-operated rail servicesAlcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares Universidad C-2Alcalá de Henares
Meco C-2Meco
Azuqueca C-2Azuqueca de Henares
Guadalajara#* C-2Renfe Operadora-operated rail servicesGuadalajara

References

  1. "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Línea C8. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Atocha - Chamartín - Villalba - Cercedilla". madrid.es. Retrieved 4 December 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.
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