R8 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

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R8
Renfe Operadora
Route
TerminiMartorell
Granollers Centre
Stops8
Distance travelled40 km (25 mi)[1]
Average journey time19 min
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used
Technical
Adif

The R8 is a line of

electrical multiple units (EMU).[1]

R8 trains started operating on 26 June 2011 (2011-06-26) after a service restructuring affecting the Barcelona commuter rail service. The

Barcelona 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

  1. ^
    Generalitat of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. Generalitat of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. El Punt Avui
    (in Catalan). Montgat. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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