R8 (Rodalies de Catalunya)
Renfe Operadora | |
Route | |
---|---|
Termini | Martorell Granollers Centre |
Stops | 8 |
Distance travelled | 40 km (25 mi)[1] |
Average journey time | 19 min |
Service frequency | Hourly |
Line(s) used | |
Technical | |
Adif |
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The R8 is a line of
electrical multiple units (EMU).[1]
R8 trains started operating on 26 June 2011
after a service restructuring affecting the Barcelona commuter rail service. TheBarcelona Sant Andreu Arenal stations. The newly created R8 took over the former route of line R7 between Martorell and Cerdanyola Universitat stations, then continuing eastwards to Granollers Centre railway station, without entering Barcelona.[4][5]
List of stations
The following table lists the name of each station served by line R8 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by R8 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.[6][7]
# | 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 AdB | Rod | |||||
Martorell#* | ● | R4 | Baix Llobregat Metro and other commuter rail services |
Martorell | 3B | 3 |
Castellbisbal | ● | R4 | — | Castellbisbal | 2B | 3a |
Rubí | ● | — | — | Rubí | 2C | 3 |
Sant Cugat del Vallès* | ● | — | Vallès Metro commuter rail services at Volpelleres station |
Sant Cugat del Vallès | 2C | 3 |
Cerdanyola Universitat | ● | R7 | — | Cerdanyola del Vallès | 2C | 3 |
Mollet-Sant Fost | ● | R2, R2 Nord | — | Mollet del Vallès | 2D | 2 |
Montmeló | ● | R2, R2 Nord | — | Montmeló | 2D | 2 |
Granollers Centre# | ● | R2, R2 Nord, R11 | — | Granollers | 3D | 3 |
References
- ^ Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Borràs, Bernat. "Línia R8 Martorell - Granollers Centre per Cerdanyola Universitat" [Line R8 Martorell - Granollers Centre via Cerdanyola Universitat]. trenscat.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Cabañas, Néstor (31 December 2011). "Ferrocarril de rodalies Martorell - Granollers" [Martorell - Granollers commuter rail]. Territori (in Catalan). Societat Catalana d'Ordenació del Territori. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- El Punt Avui(in Catalan). Montgat. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
- Rodalies de Catalunya official website
- Schedule for the R8 (PDF format)
- R8 Rodalies (rod8cat) on Twitter. Official Twitter account by Rodalies de Catalunya for the R8 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
- R8 (rodalia 8) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R8 by its users.
- Information about the R8 at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)