C-2 (Cercanías Madrid)

C-2
C-2
	A 450 Series train on a C-2 service towards Chamartín calling at Vallecas station in 2012.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Locale	Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini	Chamartín; Guadalajara;
Stations	19
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Cercanías Madrid
Services	Madrid-Barcelona railway; Madrid-San Fernando de Henares railway
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Rolling stock	446 Series and 450 Series EMUs
History
Opened	1989
Technical
Line length	65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3kV AC overhead line

The C-2 is a rail service of the Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Guadalajara to Chamartín.^[1]^[2]

Infrastructure

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid services, the C-2 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. The C-2 operates on a total length of 65.8 kilometres (40.9 mi), which is entirely double-track. The trains of the C-2 service call at up to 19 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:^[3]

From	To	Railway line	Line number
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0)	San Fernando de Henares (PK 15.9)	Madrid–Barcelona	200
Madrid Chamartín (PK 0.0)	Madrid Atocha (PK 7.0)	Risa Tunnel	900
Madrid Atocha (PK 0.0)	San Fernando de Henares (PK 18.3)	Madrid–San Fernando de Henares	930
San Fernando de Henares (PK 15.9)	Guadalajara (PK 56.8)	Madrid–Barcelona	200

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by the C-2 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-8 trains; the transfers to other Cercanías Madrid 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 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
Station	Regular	CIVIS	Cercanías Madrid transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	Fare zone
Chamartín#*	●	●	C-1, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10	Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services Madrid Metro lines 1 and 10 National and international coach services	Madrid
Fuente de la Mora*		●	C-1, C-10	Madrid Metro Ligero line ML-1	Madrid
Nuevos Ministerios*	●		C-1, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10	Madrid
Recoletos	●		C-1, C-7, C-8, C-10	—	Madrid
Atocha*	●		C-1, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-8, C-10	Renfe 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-7, C-8	—	Madrid
El Pozo	●		C-7, C-8	—	Madrid
Vallecas*	●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 1 at Sierra de Guadalupe station	Madrid
Santa Eugenia	●		C-7, C-8	—	Madrid
Vicálvaro*	●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 9 at Puerta de Arganda station	Madrid
Coslada*	●		C-7, C-8	Madrid Metro line 7 at Coslada Central station	Coslada
San Fernando de Henares	●		C-7, C-8	—	Coslada
Torrejón de Ardoz	●	●	C-7, C-8	—	Torrejón de Ardoz
Soto del Henares	●		C-7, C-8	—	Torrejón de Ardoz
La Garena	●		C-7, C-8	—	Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares*	●	●	C-7, C-8	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares Universidad	●	●	C-8	—	Alcalá de Henares
Meco	●		C-8	—	Meco
Azuqueca	●	●	C-8	—	Azuqueca de Henares
Guadalajara#*	●	●	C-8	Renfe Operadora-operated rail services	Guadalajara

References

^ "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Línea C2. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Guadalajara - Alcalá de Henares - Atocha – Chamartín". madrid.es. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "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.

[1] "Cercanías Madrid". www.renfe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[2] "Línea C2. Cercanías Madrid Renfe. Guadalajara - Alcalá de Henares - Atocha – Chamartín". madrid.es. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[fomento-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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