The C-8 is a line and rail service of

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network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from

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northwest of

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. The C-8 shares tracks for the majority its length with Madrid commuter rail service line while it also shares significant parts with lines , and .

Infrastructure

Like the rest of

lines, the C-8 runs on the

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mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the

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. All of the railway lines carrying Cercanías Madrid services are electrified at 3,000

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s (V)

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(DC) using

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s. The C-8 operates on a total line length of , which is entirely

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. The trains on the line call at up to 32

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, using the following

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s, in order from west to east:

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by line C-8 in order from west to east; the station's service pattern offered by C-8 trains; the transfers to other

lines; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the

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in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Madrid Metro fare zone system.

References

{{Cercanías Madrid Cercanías Madrid