The R16 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from the Barcelona area to the town of Tortosa, passing through the Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Baix Penedès, Camp de Tarragona, Baix Ebre and Montsià regions. With a total line length of , it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, along the Mediterranean coast.
R16 trains run primarily on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, using and/or as their southernmost terminus, and as its northern one. They use the Aragó Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona suburban lines , and and regional rail lines , , , and , calling at Sants and Passeig de Gràcia stations, while they continue to share tracks with Barcelona commuter rail service as far as , and with the Tarragona commuter rail services and from Tarragona to Sant Vicenç de Calders and , respectively.
History
The current line scheme of the R16 started operating on , after the transfer of the services from Media Distancia Renfe to the Generalitat of Catalonia. Earlier, all the regional rail services carrying out the line Barcelona-Tarragona-Tortosa-Ulldecona were branded as Ca1 for the Catalan rail division, and 32 in the nationwide regional rail network. Its initial alignment used the line close to the coast passing through Salou, Cambrils and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant. On 13 January 2020, the line's alignment was partially altered, as a result of the opening of a new inland line between Tarragona and L'Ametlla de Mar, and the closure of the coastal line. The coastal line segment from Tarragona to Port Aventura was taken over by , which came into service the same day.
List of stations The following table lists the name of each station served by line R16 in order from south to north; the station's service pattern offered by R16 trains; the transfers to other Rodalies de Catalunya lines, including both commuter and regional rail services; 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 Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM Àrea de Barcelona) fare-integrated public transport system and Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines.
#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 Rodalies de Catalunya transfers Other transfers Municipality Fare zone # ● — — Ulldecona — — — #* ● — Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail services Tortosa — — — ● — — Tortosa — — — #* ● — Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail services L'Aldea — — — ● — — Camarles — — — ● — — L'Ampolla — — — ● — — L'Ametlla de Mar — — — * ● — Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail services Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant 2, 1 — — * ● — Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail services Cambrils 1 — — ● , , — Vilaseca 1 — — * ● , , , , Renfe Operadora-operated medium-distance rail services Tarragona 1 — — ● , , , — Altafulla 1 — — ● , , , — Torredembarra 1 — — ● , , , , , , — El Vendrell 2, 4 6A 6 ● , , , , — Vilanova i la Geltrú — 4A 4 * ● , , , , , , , , , , , , Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services TGV high-speed rail services Barcelona Metro lines 3 and 5 at Sants Estació station National and international coach services Barcelona — 1 1 Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia* ● , , , , , , , Barcelona Metro lines 2, 3 and 4 Barcelona — 1 1 Barcelona Estació de França#* ● , , , , Renfe Operadora-operated long-distance rail services Barcelona Metro line 4 at Barceloneta station Barcelona — 1 1
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References
External links Rodalies de Catalunya official website Schedule for the R16 (PDF format) Official Twitter accounts by Rodalies de Catalunya for lines R16 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan) Geographic data related to at OpenStreetMap R16 (rodalia 16) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R16 by its users. Information about the R16 at trenscat.cat