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.
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| Overview | |
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| Owner | Government of Catalonia |
| Area served | Catalonia |
| Transit type | Commuter rail, regional rail |
| Number of lines | 17 |
| Number of stations | 203 |
| Annual ridership | 117 million (2016) |
| Chief executive | Félix Martín |
| Website | rodalies |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1 January 2010 |
| Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Host railroads | 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 (Catalan pronunciation: [ruðəˈɫi.əz ðə kətəˈɫuɲə]; "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. The system consists of 17 service lines chiefly centered 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.
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 as Rodalies Barcelona, the system was renamed "Rodalies de Catalunya". One year later, Renfe's regional rail services within Catalonia were included in the system after their administration had also been transferred. 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.
Rodalies de Catalunya, specially its Barcelona commuter rail service, has been criticized for its high number of incidents, normally resulting in delays, though some minor accidents involving injuries have also occurred. The Catalan government has pointed out as their main cause poor investment in the system's infrastructure, which is owned by Adif, a public agency of the Spanish government in charge of conventional (non-high-speed) rail infrastructure in the country.
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