C-1
A Civia train on a C-1 service awaiting departure towards Aeropuerto T4 at Príncipe Pío terminal station in 2012.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
System	Cercanías Madrid
Status	Operational
Locale	Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
First service	23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Route
Termini	Príncipe Pío Aeropuerto T4
Stops	11
Distance travelled	23.6 km
Line(s) used	Madrid Príncipe Pío–Pinar railway Madrid–Barcelona railway Madrid–Barajas Airport railway
Technical
Rolling stock	Civia EMUs
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3kV AC overhead line
Track owner(s)	Adif
Route map km 23.6 Aeropuerto T4 20.0 Valdebebas 17.1 Fuente de la Mora 14.6 Chamartín Príncipe Pío 0.0 11.3 Nuevos Ministerios Pirámides 2.1 8.7 Recoletos Delicias 4.0 6.7 Atocha Méndez Álvaro 5.1 km

The C-1 is a rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Príncipe Pío station in western Madrid to Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal 4, through the city center of Madrid.^[1] The C-1 shares tracks for the majority of its length with services C-7 and C-10 (thus of which serving as a complementary line) while it also shares large parts with C-2, and C-8. The service has existed in its current form since 2011, when it opened.^[2]

Infrastructure

Like the rest of Cercanías Madrid services, the C-1 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 Cercanias Madrid services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The C-1 operates on a total length of 23.6 kilometres (14.7 mi), which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 11 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from north to south:^[3]

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by C-1 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-1 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.

Station	Service	Cercanías Madrid transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	Fare zone
Príncipe Pío#*	●	C-7, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 10 and Ramal National coach services	Madrid
Pirámides*	●	C-10	Madrid Metro line 5	Madrid
Delicias	●	C-10	—	Madrid
Méndez Álvaro*	●	C-5, C-10	Madrid Metro line 6	Madrid
Atocha*	●	C-2, 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
Recoletos	●	C-2, C-7, C-8, C-10	—	Madrid
Nuevos Ministerios*	●	C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8, C-10	Madrid Metro lines 6, 8 and 10	Madrid
Chamartín*	●	C-2, 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-2, C-10	Madrid Metro Ligero line ML-1	Madrid
Valdebebas	●	C-10	—	Madrid
Aeropuerto T4#*	●	C-10	Madrid Metro line 8	Madrid

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