Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona (Catalan for, transport Barcelona ', in Spanish Cercanías Barcelona) is a suburban rail network in the Spanish city of Barcelona and the surrounding countryside in the Catalonia region. It is from the Spanish rail company RENFE ( since 1 January 2010 on behalf of the Catalan regional government ) and the Catalan Regional Railways ( FGC) run. The net is comparable to the German S-Bahn networks, however, some lines have more the character of a regional train.
Infrastructure
The network consists of seven lines, which connect the city with the surrounding area. Although the lines S1- S55, the FGC likewise have an S -Bahn - like character, but will not count the actual Rodalies network due to their higher station density. The lines R5 and R6 are also operated by the state railway company of the Catalan FGC on a narrow gauge infrastructure; the remaining lines of the national railway RENFE ( Rodalies R1 -R4 and R7 and R8) broad gauge base. The FGC lines start under the Plaça d' Espanya in a tunnel that is shared by subways of the same operator. The track reached only after the neighboring town of L' Hospitalet de Llobregat was crossed to light. Has the S-Bahn in this section rather the function of an express subway, which omits some breakpoints.
The RENFE lines to use in the inner city, two different tunnel as a trunk route. From the south the entire web traffic disappears under the earth. There the long-distance trains end at the underground train station Sants. Behind the station lead two tunnels through the town and meet up in the north at an intersection, where the tracks go back to the daylight. The eastern tunnel is used exclusively by S-Bahn. In the western tunnel, on line R2 and other regional trains.
Currently, the section between Sant Anreu Arenal and Arc de Triomf in the course of renovation and construction of the high speed line to Figueres, as well as the construction of new long-distance budget Barcelona Sagrera.
The terminal stations of lines C1 to C4 are located up to 100 km from the city; in Spain, it is quite common that the S-Bahn trains have a greater line length, of which only some trains go the full distance. Some rides the line C3 are performed from Vic as regional train via Ripoll and Planoles to Puigcerdà on the French border in the Pyrenees. The line C7 moves in an arc around the city, however, forms only a ¾ - ring and is not used as a roundabout.