The C-4 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Colmenar Viejo and Alcobendas – San Sebastián de los Reyes north of Madrid to Parla south of Madrid. The C-4 shares tracks for part of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line through the city of Madrid. The line has been in operation since 1981.
Infrastructure Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid lines, the C-4 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 3000 volts V direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-4 operates on a total line length of , which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 18 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from north to south:
From To Railway line Route number (PK 25.9) (PK 0.0) Madrid−Burgos 102 (PK 6.9) (PK 0.0) Cantoblanco-Alcobendas 104 (PK 0.0) (PK 7.2) Madrid-Valencia 300 (PK 7.2) (PK 10.1) Madrid-Valencia de Alcántara 500 (PK 10.1) (PK 24.6) Móstoles-Parla 920
List of stations The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-4 in order from north 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 Colmenar Viejo branch Alcobendas branch # ● — — Colmenar Viejo ● — — Tres Cantos ● — — Madrid # ● — — AlcobendasSan Sebastián de los Reyes ● — — Alcobendas ● — — Madrid ● ● — — Madrid ● ● — — Madrid #* ● ● , , , , , Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail servicesMadrid Metro lines 1 and 10 National and international coach services Madrid * ● ● , , , , , Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10 Madrid Sol* ● ● Madrid Metro lines 1, 2 and 3 Madrid * ● ● , , , , , , Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail servicesMadrid Metro line 1 at Atocha Renfe station National and international coach services Madrid ● ● — Madrid Villaverde Alto* ● ● Madrid Metro line 3 Madrid ● ● — — Getafe * ● ● — Madrid Metro line 12 at Getafe Central station Getafe ● ● — — Getafe #* ● ● — Parla Tram Parla
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