R16 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

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R16
Barcelona Estació de França
Stops19
Distance travelled172 km (107 mi)
Average journey time1 h 19 min–2 h 40 min
Service frequencyEvery 1–2 h
Line(s) used
Technical
Adif

The R16 is a line of

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 172 kilometres (107 mi), it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, along the Mediterranean
coast.

R16 trains run primarily on the

R15 and R17, calling at Sants and Passeig de Gràcia stations,[1] while they continue to share tracks with Barcelona commuter rail service R2 Sud as far as Sant Vicenç de Calders, and with the Tarragona commuter rail services RT2 and RT1 from Tarragona to Sant Vicenç de Calders and Vila-seca
, respectively.

History

The current line scheme of the R16 started operating on 1 January 2010 (2010-01-01), 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

Port Aventura was taken over by R17
, 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.[2][3]

# 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
ATM AdT ATM AdB Rod
Ulldecona-Alcanar-la Sénia# Ulldecona
Tortosa#*
Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail
services
Tortosa
Camp-redó Tortosa
L'Aldea-Amposta-Tortosa#*
Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail
services
L'Aldea
Camarles-Deltebre Camarles
L'Ampolla-Perelló-Deltebre L'Ampolla
L'Ametlla de Mar L'Ametlla de Mar
L'Hospitalet de l'Infant*
Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail
services
Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant 2, 1
Cambrils*
Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed rail
services
Cambrils 1
Vila-seca
R15, RT1
Vilaseca
1
Tarragona*
R15, R17, RT1, RT2
Renfe Operadora-operated medium-distance rail
services
Tarragona 1
Altafulla-Tamarit
R15, R17, RT2
Altafulla 1
Torredembarra
R15, R17, RT2
Torredembarra 1
Sant Vicenç de Calders
R15, R17, RT2
El Vendrell 2, 4 6A 6
Vilanova i la Geltrú
R15, R17
Vilanova i la Geltrú 4A 4
Barcelona Sants*
R15, R17, RG1
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*
R15, R17
Barcelona Metro lines 2, 3 and 4 Barcelona 1 1
Barcelona Estació de França
#*
R15, R17
Barcelona 1 1

Notes

  1. ^ Some services (usually 1–2 per day) continue to Vinaròs.

References

  1. Generalitat of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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