Global InformationRodalies de Catalunya information
| Rodalies de Catalunya | |
|---|---|
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 A Civia train in Rodalies de Catalunya livery making a service on Barcelona commuter rail service line R7 at Barcelona Sants railway station in 2011. | |
| Overview | |
| Area served | Catalonia |
| Transit type | Commuter rail, regional rail |
| Number of lines | 17 |
| Number of stations | 203 |
| Daily ridership | 350,000 on weekday |
| Annual ridership | 117 million (2016)[1] |
| Chief executive | Antonio Carmona [2] |
| Website | rodalies.gencat.cat |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1979 (as Cercanías Barcelona/Rodalia Barcelona) 1 January 2010 (as Rodalies de Catalunya) |
| Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Infrastructure manager(s) | Adif |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
| Electrification | 3,000 V DC overhead lines |
Rodalies de Catalunya (Eastern Calatan: [ruðəˈli.əz ðə kətəˈluɲə]; "Commuter Rail of Catalonia") is the main commuter and regional rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It is administered by the Government of Catalonia and operated by the national rail operator Renfe Operadora.[3] The system consists of 17 service lines chiefly centred in the Barcelona area, serving a total of 203 stations throughout Catalonia, with an average number of 1,000 trains running on it every day. In 2016, it had an annual ridership of 117 million.[1]
Most part of the system is the precursor of several commuter and regional lines running on the Iberian gauge mainline network in Catalonia, which were formerly under the administration of the Spanish government. On 1 January 2010, as a result of the transfer of the administration of the Cercanías commuter rail system for Barcelona, known in Catalan as Rodalies Barcelona, the system was renamed "Rodalies de Catalunya".[4] One year later, Renfe's regional rail services within Catalonia were included in the system after their administration had also been transferred.[5] In 2014, two new commuter rail services in Camp de Tarragona and the Girona area were created as part of the system on 20 and 24 March, respectively.[6][7]
Rodalies de Catalunya, especially its Barcelona commuter rail service, has been criticised for its high number of incidents, normally resulting in delays, though some minor accidents involving injuries have also occurred.[8][9] The Catalan government has pointed out as their main cause poor investment in the system's infrastructure,[10] which is owned by Adif, a public agency of the Spanish government in charge of conventional (non-high-speed) rail infrastructure in the country.[11][12]
- ^ a b "Renfe ha transportat 117 milions de viatgers als serveis de Rodalies de Catalunya" [Renfe has obtained a ridership of 117 million on the Rodalies de Catalunya system]. Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Government of Catalonia. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Acuerdo Renfe-Generalitat de Cataluña para impulsar un nuevo Contrato Programa para Cercanías".
- ^ "El Govern aprova el contracte de servei públic per a la gestió de Rodalies i Regionals fins a 2015" [The Government has passed the public service contract of the administration of commuter and regional rail services until 2015] (PDF). Sala de premsa (Press release) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Traspàs de Rodalies" [Transfer of Rodalies] (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "El Ministre de Foment tanca amb el President de la Generalitat de Catalunya el traspàs dels trens regionals a la Generalitat" [The Ministry of Development has sealed an agreement with the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia on the transfer of regional trains to the Generalitat]. Secretaría de Estado de Administraciones Públicas (Press release) (in Catalan). Government of Spain. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Nou servei de rodalia del Camp de Tarragona" [New Camp de Tarragona commuter rail service]. Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Girona estrena servei de rodalia el 24 de març amb connexió directa entre Figueres, Girona, Blanes i Mataró" [Since 24 March, Girona has for the first time a commuter rail service which provides a direct link between Figueres, Girona, Blanes and Mataró] (PDF). Sala de premsa (Press release) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Cordero, Dani (25 August 2013). "16 millones de usuarios abandonan Rodalies por las averías y la crisis" [16 million users have left Rodalies due to its breakdowns and the crisis]. El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Martorell, M.; Álvarez, P.; Hernández, M. (28 October 2013). "Una vuitantena de ferits en accidents a la xarxa de Rodalies els últims tres anys" [About 80 people have been injured in accidents on the Rodalies network during the last three years]. BTVNOTÍCIES.cat (in Catalan). Barcelona Televisió. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Anàlisi de la situació de la xarxa de Rodalies de Catalunya [Analysis on the condition of the Rodalies de Catalunya system] (Technical report) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ García, Marc (1 July 2010). "Rodalies de Catalunya: un nou servei públic" [Rodalies de Catalunya: a new public service] (PDF). Butlletí d'Innovació i Recerca (Interview) (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. ISSN 2014-4253. Retrieved 26 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El Gobierno constituye Adif Alta Velocidad para evitar que la deuda del AVE sume al déficit" [Adif Alta Velocidad has been established by the Government to avoid the AVE debt adding to the deficit] (in Spanish). Madrid: Agencia Europa Press. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.