R13 (Rodalies de Catalunya)
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 A 448 Series train on a R13 regional service to Lleida Pirineus in Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia station in 2014. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Regional rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Barcelona, Tarragona and Lleida provinces |
| Predecessor | Ca4 |
| First service | 1 January 2010 (as R13) |
| Current operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Route | |
| Start | Lleida Pirineus |
| Stops | 32 |
| End | Barcelona Estació de França |
| Distance travelled | 176 km (109 mi) |
| Average journey time | 1 h 19 min–2 h 40 min |
| Service frequency | Every 1–2 h |
| Line(s) used | |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 448 Series and 470 Series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
| Electrification | 3,000 V DC overhead lines |
| Track owner(s) | Adif |
The R13 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from the Barcelona area to the city of Lleida, passing through the Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Baix Penedès, Camp de Tarragona, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà and Urgell regions. With a total line length of 176 kilometres (109 mi), it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, into the inland of Catalonia.
R13 trains run primarily on the Tarragona-Lleida railway, La Plana-Picamoixons−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and Madrid-Barcelona railway, using Lleida Pirineus as their westernmost terminus, and Barcelona Estació de França as its eastern one. They use the Aragó Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona suburban lines R2, R2 Nord and R2 Sud and regional rail lines R11, R14, R15, R16 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 Reus, respectively. It is one of the three lines that connect Barcelona Sants and Lleida Pirineus, the others being R12 and R14, and one of the two that connect the two cities via the Aragó Tunnel and the Madrid-Barcelona railway, along with R14, as R12 uses the Meridiana Tunnel and the inland Lleida-Manresa-Barcelona railway.
History[edit]
The current line scheme of the R13 started operating on 1 January 2010, 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-Lleida were branded as Ca4b for the Catalan rail division, and 35 in the nationwide regional rail network.
Infrastructure[edit]
Like the rest of Rodalies de Catalunya lines, the R13 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. All of the railway lines carrying Rodalies de Catalunya services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The R13 operates on a total line length of 176 kilometres (109 mi), which is entirely double-track. The trains on the line call at up to 32 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from west to east:[2]
| From | To | Railway line | Route number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lleida Pirineus (PK 490.5) | La Plana-Picamoixons (PK 559.1) | Tarragona-Lleida | 230 |
| La Plana-Picamoixons (PK 559.1) | Sant Vicenç de Calders (PK 618) | La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders | 234 |
| Sant Vicenç de Calders (PK 618) | Barcelona Sants (PK 677.6) | Madrid–Barcelona | 200 |
| Barcelona Sants (PK 99) | Barcelona Estació de França (PK 106.6) | Madrid–Barcelona | 260 |
List of stations[edit]
The following table lists the name of each station served by line R13 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by R13 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.[3][4]
| # | 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 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Xarxa Rodalies de Catalunya" [Rodalies de Catalunya System] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in español). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Servei de rodalia de Barcelona" [Barcelona commuter rail service] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Rodalies de Catalunya official website
- Schedule for the R13 (PDF format)
- Official Twitter accounts by Rodalies de Catalunya for lines R14 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
- Geographic data related to R14 at OpenStreetMap
- R13 (rodalia 13) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R16 by its users.
- Information about the R13 at trenscat.cat Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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