R12 (Rodalies de Catalunya)
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| Service type | Regional rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Provinces of Barcelona and Lleida |
| Current operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Route | |
| Start | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat |
| Stops | 38 |
| End | Lleida Pirineus |
| Distance travelled | 176 km (109 mi)[1] |
| Average journey time | 3 h 26 min |
| Service frequency | Every 3–4 h |
| Line used | Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 447 Series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
| Electrification | 3,000 V DC overhead lines |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h |
| Track owner(s) | Adif |
The R12 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail services, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from Barcelona, passing through the inland Alt Penedès region. The line then continues towards central Catalonia as far as Lleida, describing a U-shaped route through the Catalonian area.
R12 trains use the Meridiana Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service lines R1, R3, R4 and R7, as well as Girona commuter rail service line RG1, calling at Sants, Plaça de Catalunya and Arc de Triomf stations.[2] For its entire length, trains operate on the Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway.
The line originally was known by the name Ca4b, as part of the Catalunya Expres, which is MD line 33. Together with lines R11, R13, R14, R15, and R16, the R12, is considered one of the first lines of the Rodalies regional rail system for Barcelona.[3][3]
List of stations
The following table lists the name of each station served by line R12 in order from south to northwest; the station's service pattern offered by R12 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.[4][5]
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| * | Transfer station to other transport systems |
| #* | Transfer station and terminal |
| ● | Station served by all trains running through it |
| ○ | Limited service station |
References
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Bibliography
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External links
- Rodalies de Catalunya official website
- Schedule for the R4 (PDF format)
- R4 Rodalies (rod4cat) on Twitter. Official Twitter account by Rodalies de Catalunya for the R4 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
Geographic data related to R4 at OpenStreetMap- R4 (rodalia 4) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R4 by its users.
- Information about the R4 at trenscat.cat (Catalan)
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